SILVA v. STATE

No. 47517.

502 S.W.2d 149 (1973)

Aurelio C. SILVA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ollie K. Mayo, San Antonio, for appellant.

Ted Butler, Dist. Atty., Gus Wilcox and Richard D. Woods, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is sale of heroin; the punishment, set by the trial court, twenty-five (25) years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

Appellant raises only one ground of error. He contends that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to grant his request and motion for additional time in which to locate and recall a material witness whose testimony was vital to his defense.

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