Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 28, 2009No. PD-0094-08PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HerveyHervey, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, KEASLER, HOLCOMB and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
Appellant was convicted of the Class B misdemeanor offense of possession of less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 4 controlled substance (codeine).1 We granted discretionary review to address the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support an element of this offense.2
Section 481.105(1) of the Texas Health and Safety Code (also known as the Texas Controlled Substances Act), in relevant part, defines a Penalty Group 4 controlled substance as a substance containing “not more than 200 milligrams of…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Dudley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2001
- Sanchez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
4Cited by27 opinions
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- Darren Lamont Biggers v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2020
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