Taylor v. State

DICE, Judge.

The' conviction is under Art. 725b, V.A.P.C., for the unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, with punishment assessed at life imprisonment, enhanced under Art. 63, V.A.P.C., by reason of two prior convictions for felony offenses less than capital.

The indictment charged that the appellant did unlawfully possess a narcotic drug, to-wit: dolophine.

The state’s evidence shows that on April 7, 1961, the date alleged in the indictment, Federal Narcotic Agent John E. Sherman, upon being informed that narcotics could be purchased at a certain address in the city of Houston, drove to the…