Richardson v. State

GAMMAGE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for aggravated possession of less than 2000 but more than 200 pounds of marijuana. The appellant was tried before a jury which assessed his punishment at fifteen years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The events giving rise to the offense for which appellant was indicted occurred in September 1981, after the effective date of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4476-15, § 4.051 (Supp.1982). This section was added to the Controlled Substances Act by enactment of House Bill 730 in the 67th legislature, 1981 Tex.Gen.Laws, Ch. 268, at 696 ff.,…