Muckleroy v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice ROSS.

Mark Douglas MucWeroy was convicted by a jury for possession of methamphetamine (less than one gram), with two prior convictions. The jury assessed punishment at twenty years’ imprisonment, and the trial court sentenced him accordingly. Muckleroy appeals, contending the evidence is insufficient because the State’s chemist testified that only a “trace” amount of methamphetamine was found. We find the evidence sufficient and affirm the judgment.

Muckleroy was stopped by police officers after they observed him drive his pickup truck almost into a ditch, first on the…