Alvarez v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of unlawful sale of a narcotic drug, to-wit: marihuana. The punishment was assessed by a jury at five years.

Appellant brings three grounds of error. First, we will discuss his contention that “The District Court erred in failing to submit to the jury, for its consideration, the defendant’s second requested charge inquiring as to whether or not the undercover agent was an accomplice, and, if so, his testimony must be corroborated.”

The record reflects that some time during the early evening hours of June 5, 1970, Jay Pietsch…