TOWNSEND v. STATE

No. 44893.

481 S.W.2d 855 (1972)

Henry Lee TOWNSEND, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied July 12, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan J. Anderson, Richardson, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., W. T. Westmoreland, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin. Punishment was assessed by the jury at life.

First, appellant complains of the search, contending that the affidavit upon which the same was made was insufficient to show probable cause.

Neither the search warrant nor the affidavit upon which it was based appears in the record. The record does indicate that they...

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