GRAHAM v. STATE

No. 50234.

546 S.W.2d 605 (1977)

Joe GRAHAM, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pat McDowell, Dallas, on appeal only, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., W. T. Westmoreland, Jr., Gerald A. Banks and Winfield Scott, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, 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 obtaining a controlled substance, phenmetrazine, by use of a forged prescription. Punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions less than capital, was life.

The indictment alleged that the offense occurred on or about September 17, 1973, and the record reflects that trial began on July 31, 1974.

The record reflects that appellant obtained the drug in question by presenting...

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