Ayres v. State

The conviction is for the possession of marihuana; the punishment, two years.

Appellant was found drunk in a Houston cafe by officers making a routine check. He was placed in a patrol car and taken to jail along with another unidentified person who was also arrested for drunkenness in a public place.

Upon being booked at the jail, appellant was turned over to police officer, C. S. Price.

Officer Price testified that he searched appellant and found three objects in his watch pocket and a fourth in a pocket of his shirt, which he placed in an envelope and delivered to the arresting officers Smith…