Franklin v. State

OPINION

STOVER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a felony conviction for possession, with intent to deliver, of a controlled substance. Subsequent to the trial court’s denial of appellant’s two motions to suppress, the case proceeded to trial before a jury which found appellant guilty, sentenced him to life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, and imposed a fine of $250,000.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

According to testimony of police officers, appellant, who was carrying one suitcase and a small sports bag, entered a bus station in Houston, Texas, on April 27,…