Sims v. State

OPINION

CANNON, Justice.

Appellant entered a plea of not guilty before a jury to the offense of possession of less than twenty-eight grams of a controlled substance, namely cocaine. Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.115(b). He was convicted and the jury assessed punishment, enhanced under Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 12.42(d), at imprisonment for thirty years. Appellant raises five points of error. We affirm.

On December 19, 1990, at approximately 11:45 p.m., Houston Police Officers Douglas Echard and Paul Hershey were working as security guards for a night club in Houston. The club is located in a…