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HERNANDEZ v. STATE

No. 52874.

548 S.W.2d 904 (1977)

Felix M. HERNANDEZ v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 6, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald H. Goldstein and George Whitfield Baugh, San Antonio (court-appointed), for appellant.

Ted Butler, Dist. Atty., Gordon V. Armstrong and Douglas C. Young, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of heroin. Appellant was found guilty in a bench trial upon his plea of not guilty and his punishment was assessed at 20 years' confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Appellant's sole complaint is that the manner in which the heroin was recovered "shocks the conscience." Rochin v. California, 342 U.S. 165, 172, 72 S.Ct. 205...

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