NEWSOM v. STATE

No. 34396.

356 S.W.2d 313 (1962)

Elbert Jasper NEWSOM, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 7, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Scott, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Frank Briscoe, Dist. Atty., Samuel H. Robertson, Jr., Carol S. Vance, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is procuring; the punishment assessed by the jury, 30 days in jail and a fine of $50.

The state's evidence consists of the testimony of Vice Squad Officer D. H. Hadley. He testified that he went to the Brazos Hotel about 8:30 P.M. under assignment to make an undercover investigation in regard to alleged prostitution; that he registered under a false name; that appellant brought ice and seven-ups he had ordered to his room...

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