Gonzales v. State

OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for possession of heroin. Punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was set at life.

At the outset, appellant contends the court erred “in permitting the jury to hear testimony that the defendant said he had been in trouble before for burglary” (at the guilt stage of the trial).

At about 12:30 in the morning on January 28, 1976, appellant was stopped by Deaf Smith County officers while driving an automobile in a westerly direction on Farm-to-Market Road 1062. Deputy Sheriffs Judy Murray and Johnny Moya, along with…