LUCAS v. STATE

No. 36700.

378 S.W.2d 340 (1964)

Jimmie LUCAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

As Amended May 6, 1964.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack K. Pedigo, Jack P. Kelso, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

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


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the unlawful sale of marihuana; the punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

At the beginning of the trial, appellant presented a motion to the court in which he stated that he did not intend to put his character as a peaceable law-abiding citizen in issue and requested the court to instruct the district attorney not to interrogate him in any manner concerning two previous arrests in San Patricio and Nueces Counties...

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