Norton v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for making a false report to a peace officer, proscribed by V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 37.-08(a). Trial was before a jury which found appellant guilty and assessed the maximum penalty provided by statute.

The facts adduced at trial established that on April 7, 1975, appellant approached J. L. Carter and asked him to procure enough marihuana to constitute a felony offense so that appellant could plant it on his ex-wife, Mrs. Mary Norton, or have it planted on her. On April 11,1975, at about 12:15 p.m., Carter, along with Wilbur Austin, drove…