Wheeler v. State

OPINION

TEAGUE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for committing the offense of possession of the controlled substance heroin. Following appellant’s plea of guilty, the jury assessed his punishment at ten years’ confinement in the penitentiary.

Appellant’s sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred when it failed to grant his pre-trial motion to suppress the heroin, the possession of which caused his conviction. Appellant claims there was no probable cause for his detention and subsequent formal arrest by El Paso police department narcotic officers; thus, he reasons, the…