Simpson v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of delivery of a simulated controlled substance. V.A.C.S. 4476-15b, § 2(a)(1). After finding “true” the two enhancement paragraphs, the trial judge sentenced appellant to 30 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.1 The court of appeals affirmed appellant’s conviction.2 Simpson v. State, 787 S.W.2d 539 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1990). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review because the appellate court’s decision conflicts with the Fourteenth Court of…