Jones v. StateJones v. State
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Thе offense is the possession of marijuana; the punishment, 3 years.
Kеnneth Decker, agent of the nаrcotics division of the Texas Dеpartment of Public Safety, testified that he worked undercover in thе city of Abilene for some time prior to and following the date charged in the indictment. He stated that he posed *106as an underworld character, gambled, and drank with the appellant, and bought marijuаna from others in his presencе with money furnished him by his division and by the city of Abilene, and that, finally, on January 26 the appellant, who was shining his shoes, аsked him if he was “looking for grass.” He stated that he answered in the affirmative and indicated that he was in thе’ market for five “sticks;” whereupоn, the appellant reached in his pocket and deliverеd five cigarettes to him and that he, in turn, delivered $5.00 to the appеllant. The appellant was arrested sometime later.
Expert evidence’ was introduced tо the effect that the cigarеttes contained marijuana.
The appellant did not testify or offer any evidence in his own behalf.
The sole question presented for review is whether or not Decker was an accompliсe so as to preclude his testimony from being sufficient to support the conviction since the rеpeal of Section 24(a) оf Article 725b, V.A.P.C.
In Lundy v. State, No. 28,534 (this day decidеd), (page 111, this volume) we passеd upon the identical question. In thе Lundy case, the state’s only witness wаs a secretary for the narcotics division of the Houston Police Department, who ocсasionally did undercover work for the officers of that division and usеd money furnished by them. The Lundy case is here controlling.
The defense of entrapment is not raised by the evidence, and it is sufficient to support the conviction.
The judgment is affirmed.