Harvey v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises out of a conviction for possession of marihuana where the penalty was assessed at life imprisonment by the court following a verdict of guilty.

At the outset we are confronted with a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction.

Officer Cannaday of the Dallas Police Department testified that on November 23, 1970 he and Officer Johnson observed a speeding Cadillac automobile. The vehicle was pursued and stopped by Officer Johnson prior to Cannaday’s arrival. The driver gave them a driver’s license bearing the name of the…