Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, 1973

Turner v. State

Turner v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · Decided January 31, 1973 · Bliss, Brett, Bussey
507 P.2d 1288; 1973 OK CR 50; 1973 Okla. Crim. App. LEXIS 391 (Pacific Reporter, Second Series)

Turner v. State

Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BRETT, Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction in the District Court of Oklahoma County, Case No. CRF-71-54, in which appellant Frankie Junior Turner was convicted for the offense of possession of a stimulant. Appellant will hereinafter be referred to as defendant, as he appeared in the trial court.

It is not necessary to discuss the facts herein for the reason that defendant’s demurrer, entered at the conclusion of the State’s evidence, should have been sustained. As defendant asserted, the State failed to prove defendant had possession and control over the substance found as the result of the search and seizure. See: Brown v. State, Okl.Cr., 481 P.2d 475 (1971).

We are therefore of the opinion the judgment and sentence herein should be, and the same is therefore, reversed and remanded with instructions to dismiss the charge.

BLISS, P. J., and BUSSEY, J., concur.

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