Stewart v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Stewart v. State

330 S.W.2d 616, 1960 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 3117

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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas·Decided January 6, 1960·No. No. 31263·Published

Opinion

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for the unlawful possession of barbiturates, with punishment assessed at confinement in jail for a term of two years.

There was found upon appellant’s person a prescription box containing capsules, some of which were yellow in color and others red in color.

The contents of a yellow and a red capsule taken from the container were examined by a chemist, who testified that the capsules contained a derivative of barbituric acid.

The facts are deemed sufficient to warrant the conviction.

The judgment is affirmed.

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DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for the unlawful possession of barbiturates, with punishment assessed at confinement in jail for a term of two years.

There was found upon appellant’s person a prescription box containing capsules, some of which were yellow in color and others red in color.

The contents of a yellow and a red capsule taken from the container were examined by a chemist, who testified that the capsules contained a derivative of barbituric acid.

The facts are deemed sufficient to warrant the conviction.

The judgment is affirmed.

Stewart v. State, 330 S.W.2d 616, 1960 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 3117 (Tex. 1960).

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