SALAZAR v. STATE

No. 45816.

492 S.W.2d 494 (1973)

Edward SALAZAR, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Felix Salazar, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Carol Vance, Dist. Atty., Phyllis Bell and Bert Graham, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, 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 offense of possession of heroin. Punishment, enhanced with two prior burglary convictions under the provisions of Article 63, V.A.P.C., was assessed at life.

Appellant initially complains that the arresting officers did not have probable cause to arrest and search him. Relying on Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643, 81 S.Ct. 1684, 6 L.Ed.2d 1081, he argues...

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