Legal Opinion

Kyte v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided April 23, 1997No. 06-95-00187-CRPublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

Trudy Kyte appeals from a conviction for possession of methamphetamine. The jury assessed punishment at five years’ confinement plus a fine of $2,500.00.

The issues are whether the evidence is legally and factually sufficient to prove Trudy Kyte guilty of possession of a controlled substance.

A person may not be convicted of possession of a controlled substance unless there is sufficient evidence to raise a reasonable inference that the person knew of the contraband’s existence and exercised actual care, custody, control, or management over it. Tex. Health & Safety Code…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
  4. Cude v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Gilbert v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. Nguyen v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
  2. Muckleroy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2006
  3. Park v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
  4. Larry Bruce Wiley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2012
  5. Washington v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007

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