Darrow v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
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…
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