AROCHA v. STATE

No. 46786.

495 S.W.2d 957 (1973)

Marcello Gonzales AROCHA, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Autry, Austin, for appellant.

Robert O. Smith, Dist. Atty., and Neal Pfeiffer, Asst. Dist. Atty., Austin, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

Appellant entered a plea of guilty and was convicted for the offense of unlawful sale of a narcotic drug, to-wit: marihuana. Punishment was assessed at six years and this appeal was taken.

The first ground of error complains of "have you heard" questions propounded to a character witness. On cross-examination the witness was asked if he had heard that the appellant was charged with the offense of possession of marihuana in Houston...

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