Ebert v. State

OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of possession of cocaine and assessed punishment of ten years’ imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. By two points of error, appellant contends that the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of statements made by her after she was arrested and improvidently denied her motion for directed verdict. We reverse and remand.

Six or seven officers of the Corpus Christi Police Department entered 713 Scotland # 1, purportedly the home of Barbara Lucy Ebert, at approximately 11:55 p.m. on May 8, 1991. The officers had received a tip that drugs were…