Palmer v. State

OPINION

McCORMICK, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of possession of heroin. Punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was assessed at life.

Officer J. D. James, a vice squad investigator for the Dallas Police Department, obtained a warrant to search an apartment located at 3862 Goldman Road in Dallas. Officer James and several other officers, armed with the warrant, went to the apartment, gained entry, found the person named in the warrant, and found a matchbox full of heroin on his person. A complete search of the residence uncovered other items classified as heroin paraphernalia.

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