Jesse L. Barber v. State Texas

The record reflects that on September 23, 1970, Officer H. Rangel, who was at that time assigned to undercover work for the narcotics division of the San Antonio Police Department, received information from an informer somewhere between the 400 and 500 blocks of North New Braunfels Street that narcotics were being sold in the vicinity of the 800 block of that street. The officer proceeded alone in his car to this location and saw appellant standing in front of a pool hall and lounge. After parking his car at the curb, the officer waved to appellant who then approached the car. The officer asked appellant, in the vernacular, who had heroin for sale at that location. The appellant replied that he was selling capsules of heroin for $3.50 each. Appellant produced capsules from his pocket and in return for $3.50 handed one to the officer. A chemist for the Texas Department of Public Safety testified the substance in the capsule was a combination of heroin and procaine.