ALEXANDER v. STATE

No. 55916.

587 S.W.2d 729 (1979)

Benjamin Dale ALEXANDER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 1.

October 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Cummings, New Caney, for appellant.

James H. Keeshan, Dist. Atty. and J. C. Durst, Asst. Dist. Atty., Conroe, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before ODOM and W. C. DAVIS, JJ.


OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the possession of heroin, with intent to deliver. Punishment was assessed by the jury at 99 years confinement.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to corroborate the testimony of an accomplice witness, and that, thus, the evidence is insufficient to show that he possessed the heroin. We agree.

The record reflects that on May...

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