Graves v. State

OPINION

JACKSON, Commissioner.

The conviction was for the possession of heroin, a narcotic drug; the punishment, assessed by the jury, was for life.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting in evidence seven capsules of heroin and two syringes taken from the automobile being driven by him, because he says the search and seizure were illegal and without probable cause.

On the day of the trial, the court conducted a hearing on appellant’s motion to suppress this evidence, and overruled it. The State…