Vara v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin. The punishment was assessed by the jury at 50 years.

Appellant contends that a police officer’s testimony concerning information from an informer was hearsay and prejudicial, and that it was error to admit the same into evidence before the jury, over objection.

On appellant’s motion to suppress evidence, a hearing was held out of the presence of the jury on the question of probable cause for his arrest and search. At this hearing, Officer Chavez, of the Narcotics…