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COOK v. STATE

No. 51793.

540 S.W.2d 708 (1976)

Harry Kent COOK, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

September 15, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Watts, Houston, for appellant.

Tom Hanna, Dist. Atty. and Jimmie R. Stanton, Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaumont, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty. and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for possession of heroin. After a verdict of guilty by the jury, punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was set at life.

The record reflects that on September 26, 1973, appellant and his brother, Roger Glenn Cook, entered Cliff's 7-11 Store in Port Arthur and bought some groceries. Roger took a package of lunch meat by putting it in his pants and walking out without paying...

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