Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1958

Watts v. State

Watts v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided November 26, 1958 · Belcher
318 S.W.2d 75; 167 Tex. Crim. 62; 1958 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 3500 (South Western Reporter, Second Series)

Watts v. State

Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the possession of amphetamine; the punishment, 100 days in jail.

In the disposition of an appeal from a conviction for the possession of amphetamine in Harrell v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 314 SW.2d 590, we said:

“We conclude that Art. 726c, Section 8, Vernon’s Ann.P.C., insofar as it attempts to make the possession and delivery of amphetamine and desoxy-ephedrine and compounds thereof unlawful is void for indefiniteness and uncertainty.”

The disposition in the Harrell case is here applicable and controlling.

The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

Opinion approved by the court.

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