Daniels v. State

OPINION

HEDGES, Justice.

This case presents the question whether testimony that a quantity of cocaine residue was visible, without evidence that it was actually seen, suffices to establish that the appellant knew the substance he possessed was contraband. A jury convicted appellant, Russell Lee Daniels, of possession of a controlled substance weighing less than 28 milligrams. After appellant’s pleas of true to two enhancement paragraphs, the trial court sentenced appellant to 40-years confinement. We affirm.

On October 30, 1991, Houston Police Department Officers Gary Young and Rolando Saenz…