Segura v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.
The offense is possession of heroin; the punishment, 18 years.
Appellant’s sole ground of error concerns the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction.
A Houston police officer testified that he saw appellant drop a red and white object on the ground as he and another officer approached appellant. The officer picked up the object, which proved to be a crumpled cigarette package, and noticed some small packets inside the package which apparently contained powder. The second police officer corroborated this testimony.
A chemical analysis was made of the…
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