Kyte v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
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
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Clewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Cude v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Gilbert v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
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- Larry Bruce Wiley v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2012
- Washington v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2007
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