CAZARES v. STATE

No. 45392.

488 S.W.2d 455 (1972)

Matthew J. CAZARES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Cutler, Houston (Court appointed on Appeal), for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and Bill Burge, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin. Punishment, enhanced under Article 725b, Section 23(a) (second offender) Vernon's Ann.P.C., was assessed at forty years.

Appellant contends that the court erred in admitting into evidence the fruits of an illegal search.

The record reflects that Houston Narcotics Officer D. W. Albert received information from a reliable...

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