LUTE v. STATE

No. 29892.

314 S.W.2d 98 (1958)

John LUTE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 11, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baldwin & Goodwin, Beaumont, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for the unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit, "Herion," with punishment assessed at five years and one day in the penitentiary.

The record is before us without a statement of facts.

In this court, appellant attacks the indictment for the reason that "Herion," as spelled and as set out therein, is not the same as "heroin", which is named in the narcotic drug act, Art. 725b, Sec. 1, subsection (12), Vernon...

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