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ACOSTA v. STATE

No. 39454.

403 S.W.2d 434 (1966)

Joe Givos ACOSTA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 25, 1966.

Second Motion for Rehearing Denied June 22, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde W. Woody, Marian S. Rosen, Fred H. Dailey, Jr., John P. Farra, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Ted Hirtz and F. M. Stover, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Dougas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the possession of heroin with a prior conviction for possession of heroin alleged for enhancement; the punishment, 30 years.

The evidence introduced before the jury reflects that police officers of the Narcotic Division of the Houston Police, together with a representative of the Department of Public Safety, armed with a search warrant, arrived at appellant's home, intercepted him as he and his family were...

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