Yates v. State

OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of delivering cocaine and assessed his punishment at ninety-nine years in prison and a fine of $20,000. Appellant complains about several jury arguments, the admission of evidence, the effectiveness of counsel, and the punishment charge. We affirm.

On November 13, 1993, appellant and a group of eight or ten other men were in the parking lot of the BMW Club in Edna. Police officer Craig Repka observed the group and saw Curtis Barnes walk out of the crowd. Repka asked Barnes to talk with him at his patrol car. As the two talked, Repka…