PARASCO v. STATE

No. 30491.

323 S.W.2d 257 (1959)

Christy PARASCO, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 4, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde W. Woody, Carl E. F. Dally, Houston, for appellant.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Benjamin Woodall and Thomas D. White, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is possession of heroin; the punishment, 30 years.

In view of our disposition of this case, a recitation of the facts will not be necessary other than to observe that the State's case is devoid of any proof that the appellant knew that the napkin which he caused to slide off the table and onto the floor contained the heroin which was later found wrapped up therein.

The appellant called the other two persons who...

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