Dean v. State

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

In a nonjury trial, William Everett Dean was convicted of cocaine possession. His punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions, was set by the court at twenty-five years in prison. Dean contends that he is entitled to a new trial because parts of the appellate record have been lost or destroyed without his fault, the trial court should have suppressed evidence of the drug because it was seized during an unlawful arrest, and the evidence is factually insufficient to prove that he had joint possession of the cocaine. We sustain the first point of error and…