Lumpkin v. State

OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Leroy Lumpkin, guilty of possession of cocaine, in an amount more than one gram but less than four grams, and of tampering with evidence. Having found true enhancement allegations of prior convictions for possession and delivery of a controlled substance, the jury assessed punishment for each offense at 37 years in prison. We address whether the evidence supporting the tampering-with-evidence conviction is legally insufficient to prove that appellant knew that an investigation concerning cocaine was in progress when he ingested cocaine. We…