Valdez v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin. Punishment was assessed by the jury at life imprisonment.

Appellant contends that the instant case should be reversed because: (1) the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction; (2) the conviction is the product of an illegal search and seizure; and (3) the trial court committed reversible error in admitting into evidence State’s Exhibit Number 13, a “tie-off rag” found on the arm of one of the persons arrested with appellant.

Acting upon the tip of an…