KING v. STATE

No. 48565.

511 S.W.2d 32 (1974)

Dakota KING, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 26, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Davis, Texarkana, for appellant.

Lynn Cooksey, Dist. Atty., Texarkana, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of the offense of sale of narcotics (heroin). Punishment was assessed by the jury at 35 years' confinement. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

Appellant's first ground of error urges that the court should have conducted a separate hearing on the issue of his incompetency to stand trial.

Prior to trial, appellant's counsel filed a "Motion for Complete Medical Examination"...

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