ELDER v. STATE

No. 58906.

614 S.W.2d 136 (1981)

Lawrence Elbert ELDER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied April 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Rose, Dallas (Charles W. Tessmer, Dallas, of counsel), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John Tatum, Ronny N. Poole and Andy Anderson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before ONION, P.J., and ODOM and W. C. DAVIS, JJ.


OPINION

W. C. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for possession of methamphetamine. Punishment was assessed by a jury at five years confinement.

In ground of error three, appellant contends that the reading of a newspaper article found at appellant's house constitutes reversible error in that the evidence was inadmissible hearsay and evidence of an extraneous offense. We agree and reverse.

On June 6, 1977, the appellant was arrested...

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