VARA v. STATE

No. 43652.

466 S.W.2d 315 (1971)

Marcelo VARA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 27, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nat Davis, Wm. L. Ferguson, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and James L. Muldrow, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the state.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin. The punishment was assessed by the jury at 50 years.

Appellant contends that a police officer's testimony concerning information from an informer was hearsay and prejudicial, and that it was error to admit the same into evidence before the jury, over objection.

On appellant's motion to suppress evidence, a hearing...

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