McClinton v. State

OPINION

NORMAN LEE, Justice

(Assigned).

A jury convicted appellant of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), more than four but less than 200 grams in weight. See Tex.Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.113 (Vernon Supp.2000). The trial court sentenced appellant to twelve years’ confinement, but later altered the sentence to ten years’ confinement. In three points of error appellant contests the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction and asserts the trial court erred by not granting a continuance on medical grounds. We affirm.

We first tackle appellant’s complaints regarding…