HODGE v. STATE

No. 45381.

488 S.W.2d 779 (1972)

Billie Jo HODGE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Fagg, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty. and Catharine T. Hill, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the sale of cocaine, a narcotic drug. The punishment was assessed by the jury at ten years.

The record reflects that Fred Young who had been an undercover investigator for the Dallas Police Department for some fifteen days went to Clarence Street looking for someone. While there Willie Lee Williams, whom he did not know, asked him what he wanted. He replied that he wanted "jive," which...

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