Tyler v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to wit, heroin; the punishment, eight years in the penitentiary.

The testimony of two police officers of the city of Dallas shows that as they entered a room in an apartment house they saw appellant place an article in his mouth which they caused him to expel. They then seized the article and placed it in an envelope which was sealed and marked for identification purposes.

It was further shown by a chemist that said article which was properly identified contained heroin.

Appellant did not testify, but re-called the…