Vera v. State

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit, heroin; punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty (20) years.

Appellant contends in his first ground of error that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict.

The record of the proceedings in the presence of the jury reflects the following evidence as viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict.

At approximately 8:30 P.M. on October 2, 1971, R. T. Diaz, a narcotics officer of the Dallas Police Department, was waiting for and subsequently received a telephone call…