Simpson v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for unlawful possession of heroin. Trial was held before a jury, which assessed punishment at confinement for thirty years.

The evidence reflects that at approximately 6:00 p.m., on December 3, 1969, Dallas County Deputy Sheriff Valentine was told by an informer, who had given reliable information in the past that a person named “John Lee Smith” was at a certain location in Dallas and that he was preparing to leave. Valentine testified that he had a warrant for Smith’s arrest, Smith having been previously indicted for a felony offense.

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