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RIOS v. STATE

No. 13-81-008-CR.

623 S.W.2d 496 (1981)

Richard RIOS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1981.

Discretionary Review Refused December 16, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick W. Robinson, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

William B. Mobley, Jr., Dist. Atty., Corpus Christi, for appellee.

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of heroin. Trial was before a jury with punishment set by the court at life imprisonment.

Appellant was arrested in his mother's home during the course of a search with a warrant. Appellant apparently did not live at the location, but was a visitor.

Once inside, the officers saw appellant take a plastic bag out of his pocket and throw it on top of a couch in the...

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