Roberts v. State

489 S.W.2d 893 (1972)

Charles Lee ROBERTS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 45295.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 15, 1972.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 1973.

Buddy Stevens, George Parnham, Houston, for appellant.

Robert O. Smith, Dist. Atty., Phoebe Lester, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the possession of heroin. The jury assessed the punishment at forty-five years.

Appellant's sole ground of error is that the trial…