Legal Opinion
Cassanova v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 27, 1986No. A14-85-286CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.
Appeal is taken from a conviction for possession of a controlled substance, namely cocaine. The trial court assessed punishment for ten years confinement at the Texas Department of Corrections, probated for ten years and a $1,000.00 fine. We affirm.
On July 9, 1984, Detective John Stamper of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Division received a tip from Detective John Sexton who works for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Organized Crime Unit. Detective Sexton relayed information received from an unnamed confidential informant.…
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