Legal Opinion

Darrow v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 30, 1974No. 47395PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

The conviction is for the offense of sale of marihuana; punishment was assessed at life imprisonment.

Two grounds of error are raised on appeal ; the sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

Appellant first contends that the State totally failed to establish a proper chain of custody; he further alleges that the record clearly shows that the evidence had been tampered with. We cannot agree. The record reflects that the undercover agent involved purchased eight bags of marihuana from the appellant, and wrapped them with masking tape after having marked the tape. At…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Woodward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Dossett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2007
  2. Reginald J. Qualls v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2018
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Augillard v. Madura, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2008
  5. Guerrero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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