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SHULTS v. STATE

No. 55451.

575 S.W.2d 29 (1979)

Patricia SHULTS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 1.

January 3, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerrold R. Davidson, Brownsville, for appellant.

Selden N. Snedeker, Dist. Atty. and W. R. McNeil, Asst. Dist. Atty., Brownsville, for the State.

Before ONION, P. J., and ROBERTS and W. C. DAVIS, JJ.

OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the possession of heroin; punishment is imprisonment for five years, probated.

Appellant's only contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction because appellant possessed only a "trace" of heroin. We agree and reverse the judgment.

Appellant had gone to the Cameron County Jail on June 17, 1976, to visit...

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