Selman v. State

OPINION

DICE, Commissioner.

The appellants, Marvin Park Selman, Jeanette Phillips, Sybil Evelyn Rogers, and a co-defendant, Samuel G. Burke, were jointly charged by indictment with the offense of unlawfully possessing a narcotic drug, to-wit: marihuana.

Upon a joint trial, each defendant was found guilty by the jury and assessed punishment as follows: The defendant Samuel G. Burke — fifteen (15) years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. The defendant Marvin Park Selman — fifteen (15) years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. The defendant Jeanette Phillips — seven…