SISSON v. STATE

No. 55670.

561 S.W.2d 197 (1978)

Thomas Coye SISSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 2.

February 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weldon Holcomb, Tyler, for appellant.

Harry R. Heard, Dist. Atty. and Ned C. Butler, Asst. Dist. Atty., Gilmer, for the State.

Before ONION, P. J., and DOUGLAS and ODOM, JJ.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for delivering a controlled substance, to-wit: cocaine. Trial was before a jury and punishment was assessed at seventy five years.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in allowing the introduction of State's Exhibit No. 1 which was an evidence envelope on which appeared the following (handwritten portions emphasized):

"NARCOTICS SECTION...

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