Simpson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is possession of heroin; the punishment, thirty (30) years.
In view of our disposition of this cause a recitation of the facts is unnecessary.
Appellant’s second and third grounds of error relate to the punishment hearing. While cross-examining appellant’s reputation witness, the State’s attorney propounded the following question, to which appellant’s objection was overruled:
“Q. Did you knozv or have you heard that Tinnie Simpson on three separate occasions sold heroin? [Emphasis Supplied]
“A. No, sir.”
Later, Dallas Police Officer Herman Manley testified that…
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