Galbraith v. State

GILLESPIE, Presiding Justice:

Appellant was indicted, tried and convicted of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs (demerol).

*634It is first contended that appellant was not given a preliminary hearing until seven and one-half days after he was arrested, and on that account, he should have been discharged. The arrest took place on April 8, 1965, at a time when the district attorney, who usually makes the affidavit in cases of this kind, was out of the city. Appellant was placed in jail on investigation for petty larceny, and held until April IS, when the district attorney returned and charged him…