Alvarado v. State

OPINION

In a bench trial, appellant was convicted of possession of heroin and sentenced to 10 *686years’ imprisonment. He complains of the trial court’s failure to suppress evidence which he contends was obtained as the result of an unreasonable delay in taking him before a magistrate after his arrest.

Appellant was arrested at 10:00 a.m. on a Thursday after a Seguin police officer saw appellant swallow several items which he suspected were balloons containing heroin. The officer did not have a warrant, but was following appellant and another man because of an informant’s tip that appellant was…