Hammonds v. State

The indictment alleged that “Johnny Hammonds [appellant] and Elizabeth Ann Johnson, acting together * * *, did sell to Dan Evans, a narcotic drug, to-wit, heroin * * * .”

Evans, the alleged purchaser, was a member of the police department of the city of Dallas and “was working with the narcotics section, making buys from dealers in narcotics undercover, without revealing [his] identity as a peace officer.”

About 6:30 o’clock the evening of January 25, 1957, Evans, in accordance with a prior agreement or understanding, met Detective Stringfellow, of the Dallas police department, in the 1700…