Gibson v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

These appeals are taken from convictions for sale of heroin. The punishment in each case was assessed at 10 years.

Two indictments were returned against the appellant. Each indictment alleged, in separate counts, the offenses of sale of heroin and possession of heroin. A prior conviction was alleged in connection with each count for enhancement of punishment.

On July 26, 1971, the appellant entered a plea of guilty before the court to the first count of each indictment involving the offense of sale of heroin and the State waived and abandoned the second count of…