Palafox v. State

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Firmato Palafox was convicted of possession of heroin, a controlled substance, with intent to deliver. His punishment was set at forty years’ imprisonment. Palafox appeals, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion for instructed verdict. We overrule this contention and affirm the judgment.

Palafox was arrested at a bus station in Mount Pleasant after police received information from an informant that Palafox was engaged in transporting a controlled substance from Mexico to Mount Pleasant. Pa-lafox signed a written statement in which he…