Harrison v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

Appellant appeals from his conviction for possession of heroin. The jury assessed punishment at twenty years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The record reflects that appellant and his wife, Shirley, were tried jointly for the possession of heroin seized in a raid on their home by officers of the Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety on October 3, 1973, pursuant to a search warrant. Appellant and his wife retained two attorneys to represent them.

Appellant contends in ten separate grounds of…