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SANCHEZ v. STATE

No. 58079.

589 S.W.2d 422 (1979)

Hector SANCHEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied September 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Chagra, El Paso, for appellant.

Steve W. Simmons, Dist. Atty. and Miguel J. Cervantes, Asst. Dist. Atty., El Paso, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS, TOM G. DAVIS and DALLY, JJ.

Rehearing En Banc Denied September 19, 1979.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for possession of heroin. The punishment, enhanced under V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 12.42, was assessed by the jury at fifty years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged.

On the evening of November 6, 1976, Officers Dennis Hughey and Pedro Mendoza of the El Paso Police Department were patrolling in an unmarked car in a...

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