Case Name: Marie Elizabeth WAIT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1960-04-20
Citations: 334 S.W.2d 446
Docket Number: No. 31891
Parties: Marie Elizabeth WAIT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 334
Pages: 446–446

Head Matter:
Marie Elizabeth WAIT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 31891.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
April 20, 1960.
Clyde W. Woody, Houston, for appellant.
Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Samuel H. Robertson, Jr., F. Lee Duggan, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon Douglas, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
BELCHER, Commissioner.
The conviction is for the unlawful possession of barbiturates; the punishment, one year in jail and a fine of $1,000.
The state relied upon evidence obtained as a result of a search of appellant which was admitted over objection that the search was without warrant and illegal.
, The state confesses that the record contains no evidence justifying the search and that this case should be reversed and remanded for new trial.
The record supports the state's admission.
For the reason stated, the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.
Opinion approved by the Court.