Mattei v. State

455 S.W.2d 761 (1970)

Jose A. MATTEI, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 42468.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 6, 1970.

Rehearing Denied June 24, 1970.

Ronald A. Piperi, Killeen, Arturo C. Gonzalez, Del Rio, for appellant.

Stanley Kacir, Dist. Atty., Dennis C. Holle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Belton, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is unlawful possession of marihuana; the punishment, 40 years.

Trial was before a jury on a plea of not guilty. Punishment was assessed by the court.

The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain…