Ex Parte Wilson

588 S.W.2d 905 (1979)

Ex parte Ronald Allan WILSON, Appellant.

No. 59775.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

October 17, 1979.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty. and Douglas M. O'Brien, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus proceeding.

On May 15, 1975, petitioner was convicted for a violation of the Controlled Substances Act, the alleged offense being possession of phentermine. The punishment assessed was imprisonment for five years. On appeal, the contention…