Manson v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of paraphernalia adapted for the use of narcotic drugs, in violation of Art. 725b, sec. 2(c), V.A.P.C.; the punishment, five years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

The state’s testimony shows that the appellant was arrested at a Henke-Pillot Store in the city of Houston after she and her companion were seen taking radios from a counter without paying for same. A subsequent search of her person by a matron at the police station revealed a small paper bag underneath her clothing which contained an eye dropper, a hypodermic needle, a…