Jenkins v. State

OPINION

OLIVER-PARROTT, Chief Justice.

The appellant was found guilty by a jury of possession of a controlled substance. The court found two enhancement paragraphs true and assessed punishment at 50-years confinement and a $10,000 fine. We affirm.

Summary of the Facts

Detectives Moser and Merling went to a bingo parlor which they knew appellant fre*628quented. They were there to execute an arrest warrant on a separate charge. Once inside the bingo parlor, Detective Moser recognized appellant, approached him, and asked him to step toward the rear of the building. At the rear of the building, appellant…