Legal Opinion

Salas v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 26, 1972No. 44860PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the sale of heroin; the punishment, life.

Pedro Hernandez, Department of Public Safety undercover agent, testified that he purchased two grams of heroin from the appellant for $150.00.

Appellant’s first ground of error is that he was unduly restricted in his cross-examination of the witness Hernandez. The record reflects that the court declined to require Hernandez to answer the following type of questions concerning his prior residences and activities:

“DEFENSE ATTORNEY: When did you go with the Department of Public Safety ?
“WITNESS HERNANDEZ: May 6, 1969.
“D…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rose v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Sierra v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Baldwin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Peterson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Saunders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Winkle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. State v. HutchinsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1977

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