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TURNER v. STATE

No. 53362.

550 S.W.2d 686 (1977)

James Howard TURNER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 18, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas P. Cariotis, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Maridell Templeton, Phil Dixon and James G. Walker, 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 possession of heroin. After the jury returned a verdict of guilty, the court found that the allegations in the second and third paragraphs of the indictment charging that appellant had been previously convicted of two felony offenses were true. Pursuant to such findings, punishment was assessed at life.

At the outset, appellant contends that the court erred "in admitting into evidence...

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