POWELL v. STATE

No. 47625.

505 S.W.2d 585 (1974)

Lloyd Burtis POWELL, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 20, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Percy Foreman and Dick DeGuerin, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough, Jack Bodiford, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, 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. The jury assessed punishment at two years.

Officers found three papers of heroin on the person of appellant.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

Appellant's sole contention is that the search warrant through which the evidence was obtained was invalid because the affidavit upon which it was executed was insufficient...

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