Dansby v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is possession of marijuana; the punishment, thirty (30) years.

The arresting officer testified that on the night of November 15, 1967, he was given information by a reliable informant, that a man by the name of Dansby would be in a certain area, and had in his possession some marijuana cigarettes. The officer proceeded to this area, and spotted the appellant on a street corner. He testified that he asked the appellant his name, and he replied that it was Dansby. The officer told appellant that he would like to talk to him. The appellant told him that if he…