Curry v. State

Conley Byrd, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant John Henry Curry of delivering a controlled substance (marijuana) and fixed his punishment at five years in the penitentiary. For reversal he contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict.

The record shows that P. J. Randall, an undercover police officer, casually met appellant in a bar and asked him if he knew where Randall could “cop a lid”. When appellant replied that he did, Randall slipped appellant SI5 and appellant left on his bicycle. When appellant returned he gave Randall a “lid” of marijuana. Thereafter, the two of…