Simmons v. State

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Joe Lee Simmons, guilty of possession of a controlled substance, namely cocaine, weighing 4 or more grams but less than 200 grams. 1 After finding allegations of two prior felony convictions to be true, the jury assessed appellant’s punishment at 55 years in prison. In four issues, appellant challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress, complains the trial court erred by admitting the testimony of the State’s forensic chemist, and asserts that the trial court erred by permitting the amendment of one of the…