(DOWNLOAD) "Thomas Clark v. State Texas" by Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Thomas Clark v. State Texas
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- Release Date : January 05, 1966
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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The evidence reveals that Agent R. B. Merriweather of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, while acting in an undercover capacity, first met appellant on May 28, 1964, and talked with him on several occasions during the following six weeks. On July 8, Agent Merriweather met two other Federal Bureau of Narcotics agents at the Houston branch office of that government agency at about 7 p.m. and proceeded to Galveston County where they conferred with two officers from the La Marque Police Department. At about 8:30 p.m. Agent Merriweather left La Marque in an unmarked government vehicle and drove alone into the city of Galveston. The other federal agents and the two policemen followed in another vehicle, which they parked, as previously planned, in an alleyway near the Galveston train station. Agent Merriweather meanwhile proceeded to an apartment at 21-G Palm Terrace where appellant admitted him and led him into an upstairs bedroom. Appellant closed the door and drew the window shades closed, then showed the agent some marijuana cigarettes. Agent Merriweather told appellant that he wanted heroin, but consented to buy these cigarettes, after appellant informed him that the marijuana was "all he had" because he was short of money and had been unable to locate his source of supply for heroin. The agent then gave appellant a $5 bill in exchange for five cigarettes. He then rendezvoused with the other four officers and returned to the La Marque Police Station, where the contents of the cigarettes was examined by Agents Merriweather and W. T. Benedict, Jr. and Police Officers Walter Feigle and Jerry Larson. Each of these men was called as a witness for the State, and each testified that, in his opinion, the cigarettes contained marijuana.