DeLAO v. STATE

No. 45527.

489 S.W.2d 613 (1973)

Cruz DeLAO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 17, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph D. Hurt, Merritt F. Hines, Midland, for appellant.

James A. Mashburn, Dist. Atty., and Jerry Buckner, Asst. Dist. Atty., Midland, 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 possession of heroin. Two prior convictions were alleged for enhancement. After a verdict of guilty, the judge assessed the punishment at life.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. In the controlling issue before us, the appellant complains that the court erred in overruling his motion for continuance.

Officers armed with a search warrant went to appellant's...

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