GARCIA v. STATE

No. 44497.

475 S.W.2d 262 (1972)

Henry GARCIA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 26, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob Tarrant, Houston, for appellant.

Phyllis Bell, Dist. Atty. and Phyllis Bell and Jack Bodiford, 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. Appellant waived, in writing, his right to a trial by jury and the court found him guilty and assessed his punishment at 15 years.

Appellant's sole ground of error on appeal is that: "The arrest of appellant and the search as incidental to the arrest is illegal because not based on sufficient probable cause."

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