GONZALES v. STATE

No. 57861.

581 S.W.2d 690 (1979)

Nicanor Cisneros GONZALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

June 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pat McDowell, Dallas, for appellant.

Andy Shuval, Dist. Atty., Hereford, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

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


OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for possession of heroin. Punishment, enhanced by two prior felony convictions, was set at life.

At the outset, appellant contends the court erred "in permitting the jury to hear testimony that the defendant said he had been in trouble before for burglary" (at the guilt stage of the trial).

At about 12:30 in the morning on January 28, 1976, appellant was stopped by Deaf Smith...

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