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DURHAM v. STATE

No. 27689.

280 S.W.2d 737 (1955)

Maggie DURHAM, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 25, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. C. Divine, Houston, for appellant.

Dan W. Walton, Dist. Atty., Eugene Brady, Asst. Dist. Atty., Thomas D. White, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Leon Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for the sale of heroin, a narcotic drug, to David W. McNealy who, the evidence reveals, was an undercover agent of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.

The jury assessed the punishment at two years in the penitentiary.

McNealy testified that on August 16 he was informed that appellant "would purchase a quantity of heroin", and he went to her to receive the heroin.

He further testified: "Maggie Durham said she could...

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