Garrett v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for criminal solicitation. V.T.C.A., Penal Code, § 15.03. 1 Punishment, enhanced by a prior burglary conviction alleged and proven, was assessed by the jury at sixty (60) years’ imprisonment.

Appellant advances a number of grounds of error, but we are confronted at the outset with grounds of error contending the trial court erred in permitting the prosecu tion, over timely objection, to introduce hearsay testimony on a crucial issue.

The State’s evidence reflects William E. Waggoner, undercover agent for United States Customs,…