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LAKE v. STATE

No. 57176.

577 S.W.2d 245 (1979)

Gerald Allen LAKE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

February 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Moore and Randy Martin, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., Clyde F. DeWitt, III, Douglas O'Brien and Jack Frels, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, for the State.

Before ODOM, PHILLIPS and DALLY, JJ.

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of heroin wherein punishment was enhanced pursuant to the habitual offender statute, V.T.C.A., Penal Code Sec. 12.42, and assessed at life. Appellant claims error was caused at the trial level by improper voir dire and destruction before trial of the heroin he was alleged to have possessed.

Appellant first complains that the trial...

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