BROOKS v. STATE

No. 50326.

529 S.W.2d 535 (1975)

William T. BROOKS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 19, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Lubben, III, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Gary Love, Les Eubanks and Phil Adams, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

Appellant was tried on April 23, 1974 before a jury for the offense of possession of a controlled substance, to-wit, heroin. On April 24, 1974 the jury returned and announced that they could not agree on a verdict and a mistrial was declared. On September 12, 1974 the appellant was again tried before a jury. The jury found the appellant guilty of possession of a controlled substance. The court assessed punishment at 15 years...

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