Legal Opinion
Frierson v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided June 23, 1992No. 05-90-01517-CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURNETT, Justice.
Charles Frierson appeals his conviction for possession of methamphetamine in an amount of 400 grams or more. The jury assessed punishment at fifty years’ confinement and a $75,000 fine. In eight points of error, Frierson asserts that (1) the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict of methamphetamine possession in an amount of 400 grams or more, (2) the State used its peremptory challenges in a racially discriminatory manner, and the trial court erred by (3) failing to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of methamphetamine possession in an amount less…
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