MALDONADO v. STATE

No. 43818.

467 S.W.2d 468 (1971)

Noe Ramirez MALDONADO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 2, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn Goodnight, Fort Worth, (on appeal only), Curry & Curry by Tim Curry, Fort Worth, (court appointed on appeal only), for appellant.

Frank Coffey, Dist. Atty., Ben H. Tompkins, Otto Stephani, Jr. and R. W. Crampton, Asst. Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, 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. A plea of guilty was entered before a jury and the jury assessed punishment at 20 years.

Appellant contends that it was error to admit testimony of two witnesses that his reputation for being a peaceful and law abiding citizen in the community where he resided was bad.

Bobby Adams, an employee of the Department...

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