King v. State

Carl Edward King, the husband, and Peggy June King, the wife—appellant, here—were jointly indicted for the offense of possessing marihuana. A severance was awarded the husband and the wife was placed upon trial. Her conviction resulted, with punishment assessed at seven years in the penitentiary.

Members of the police department of the city of Houston obtained a seach warrant to search apartment No. 2 of a building located at 2120 Turner Drive in the said city, which apartment was alleged to be the private residence of “Karl E. King.”

Armed with the search warrant, the officers went to the…