Pearce v. State

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

The appellant was convicted in a trial before a jury for the offense of sale of heroin. The jury assessed the punishment at eleven and one-half (11½) years’ imprisonment.

The appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence; therefore, only a brief recitation of the facts will be necessary.

The record reflects that Terry Davis, an undercover agent for the Texas Department of Public Safety, went to the residence of Steve Bullard to ascertain the extent of his involvement in narcotics traffic. The agent knocked on the back door of the residence. The…