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McGUIRE v. STATE

No. 67203.

617 S.W.2d 259 (1981)

Timothy Joe McGUIRE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

June 10, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coye Conner, Jr., Tyler, for appellant.

Hunter B. Brush, Dist. Atty. and Dale Paul Summa, Asst. Dist. Atty., Tyler, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before ONION, P. J., and ROBERTS and ODOM, JJ.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The appellant was an informant for the Tyler Police Department in some drug cases. He spent about 10 weeks in protective custody, and he said that after his life was threatened he was advised by "law enforcement personnel" to carry a weapon to protect himself. He was carrying a handgun when he, accompanied by police officers, went to testify in a district court. Two sheriff's deputies noticed the handgun, and a complaint and information...

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