Martin v. State

OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

Appellant, Michael Gerald Martin, appeals from a conviction by the jury for the offense of attempted manufacture of a controlled substance, to wit: methamphetamine, in an amount of 400 grams or more. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 15.01(a) (Vernon Supp.1987); TEX.REV.CIV.STAT. ANN. art. 4476-15, secs. 1.02(21), 4.011, 4.031 (Vernon Supp.1987). Punishment was assessed by the jury at 75 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a $250,000.00 fine.

We affirm.

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 15, 1985, the Wise County Sheriff's Department received…