Joshua v. State

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is a consolidated appeal from a conviction by a jury for possession of a controlled substance (heroin). Appellants were tried together. Both pled not guilty. The jury assessed punishment for both at 50 years imprisonment under the habitual criminal statute. Before trial, appellant Joshua filed petitions to quash the search warrant and to suppress evidence obtained during an allegedly illegal search and seizure. The trial court denied the motions after a hearing. Appellants raise four grounds of error: sufficiency of the evidence, impartiality of the…