Lewis v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for selling a dangerous drug, to wit: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. Punishment was assessed by the jury at ten years.

Initially, appellant contends that the court erred in overruling appellant’s motion for instructed verdict.

The thrust of appellant’s contention appears to be that the State has failed to prove that appellant intended to sell Ly-sergic Acid Diethylamide.

It is undisputed that Agent Mull of the Narcotic Section of the Department of Public Safety purchased from appellant in Hockley County on December 7, 1971, a substance…