Johnson v. State

737 S.W.2d 923 (1987)

John Pershing JOHNSON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 09 86 119 CR.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

September 17, 1987.

Rehearing Denied October 7, 1987.

Dissenting Opinion Corrected October 15, 1987.

Randy McDonald, Taylor, Eggleston, Godwin & McDonald, Houston, for appellant.

Steve Greene, Asst. Dist. Atty., Liberty, for appellee.

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

Appeal from a conviction for the delivery of a controlled substance, to-wit: cocaine. In a juried proceeding, a verdict of guilty was returned. The jury fixed a punishment of 20 years in the Texas…