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ROLDAN v. STATE

No. 09 84 122 CR.

698 S.W.2d 741 (1985)

Gustavo Alberto ROLDAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Masztal, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

John R. DeWitt, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Beaumont, for appellee.

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

A jury convicted Appellant of possession of more than 400 grams of cocaine and sentenced him to life imprisonment. A $50,000 fine was assessed.

On November 2, 1983, a drug enforcement officer received information in his Houston office from a confidential informant. The confidential informant had been reliable, credible, and accurate in prior cases. The informant advised that a 1983 light blue Chevrolet pickup truck with...

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