Bell v. State

Opinion

Opinion by

Justice ROSS.

Columbus Jay Bell, Jr., was convicted by a jury for possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, in an amount of less than one gram. 1 The trial court assessed punishment at confinement in a state jail facility for twenty months. Bell appeals, contending the trial court erred in assessing punishment by: (1) considering an un-certified criminal history contained in a presentence investigation report (PSI); and (2) considering the contents of a PSI when that report was not admitted into evidence. We overrule these contentions and affirm the judgment.

Before trial,…