King v. State

OPINION ON THE STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

CAMPBELL, Judge.

A jury convicted Appellant of possession of a controlled substance, to-wit cocaine, in an amount less than 28 grams. The conviction was reversed and an acquittal ordered. King v. State, 843 S.W.2d 155 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th] 1992). The Court of Appeals held that the evidence was insufficient to show knowledge of the nature of the substance since the evidence showed the cocaine to be incapable of being weighed. The State has filed a petition for discretionary review in which it contends that the Court of Appeals did not…