Abushaabam v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

The trial court convicted Appellant of delivery of a controlled substance and assessed his punishment at ten years, probated. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction and ordered an acquittal, holding that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. AbuShaabam v. State, 848 S.W.2d 782 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th] 1993).

The State argued to the Court of Appeals that appellate review of sufficiency of the evidence was precluded because the appellate record did not include the statement of facts from the punishment hearing, citing…