Griffin v. State

DOWNEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of possession of heroin. His sole point on appeal concerns the admission of certain testimony which could be categorized as “Williams Rule” evidence.

A police officer testified that he received information from a confidential informant that appellant was in a certain poolroom and that he had heroin in his possession. The officer went to the poolroom and placed appellant under arrest. He reached into appellant’s shirt pocket and found a cigarette package containing six packets of heroin.

On direct examination the prosecutor asked if the officer had had a…