Michael Orlanda Hale v. State

NUMBERS 13-01-251-CR & 13-01-252-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI B EDINBURG

MICHAEL ORLANDA HALE, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

On appeal from the 260th District Court

of Orange County, Texas.

O P I N I O N

Before Justices Dorsey, Yañez, and Baird[1]

Opinion by Justice Baird

Appellant was charged in two indictments with the offense of possession of marihuana: cause no. D-990-372-R alleged possession of more than four ounces but not more than five pounds; and, cause no. D-000,036-R alleged possession of more than five but less than 50 pounds. The trial judge…