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SIMPSON v. STATE

No. 46147.

493 S.W.2d 793 (1973)

Tinnie W. SIMPSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 1, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry P. Helft (on appeal only), Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and Mike G. McCollum, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is possession of heroin; the punishment, thirty (30) years.

In view of our disposition of this cause a recitation of the facts is unnecessary.

Appellant's second and third grounds of error relate to the punishment hearing. While cross-examining appellant's reputation witness, the State's attorney propounded the following question, to which appellant's objection was overruled:

"Q. Did you know...

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