Legal Opinion
Rodriquez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 13, 1973No. 46247PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACKSON, Commissioner.
Conviction is for the sale of heroin; the punishment, 85 years.
The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The evidence showed that appellant sold ten capsules of heroin to Sam J. Roberts, an agent of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, for $70, on January 29, 1969. The chain of custody of the capsules was established; the chemist, Charles Pyles, testified that he analyzed the capsules and that they contained 5.7% heroin.
Appellant testified at the guilt-innocence stage of the trial, denied the sale, and, in response to questions by his own counsel,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Ex parte GiaconaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
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- Browne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976