KILLINGSWORTH v. STATE

No. 29201.

306 S.W.2d 715 (1957)

Billy KILLINGSWORTH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 6, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

Sam Cleveland, Dist. Atty., Stephenville, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


Dice, Commissioner.

The offense is the unlawful possession of heroin, a narcotic drug; the punishment, 10 years in the penitentiary.

The state's testimony shows that the appellant and his companion, Johnny Dupree, while traveling in an automobile through the City of Grandbury, were stopped and arrested by Officers Richards and Connally of the Narcotics Division of the State Department of Public Safety. Upon being stopped, Dupree, the driver, stated to the...

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