Watson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
Appellant was tried simultaneously on three separate indictments alleging the sale of heroin. The sentences in the three cases were set at 50 years, life and life.
Three grounds of error are alleged in the single brief filed with this Court.
Appellant first contends that the trial court improperly limited his cross-examination of a State’s witness.
The State based its case chiefly on the testimony of Fred Young, an undercover narcotics agent with the Dallas Police Department. Young testified that on August 26, 1970, August 28, 1970, and October 2, 1970, he purchased…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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