Legal Opinion

Lightfoot v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 26, 1975No. 49439Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

The appellant brings this appeal from a conviction for sale of a narcotic drug, to-wit: isonipecaine. The jury returned a guilty verdict and assessed punishment at ten (10) years and six (6) months’ confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The appellant’s sole ground of error challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. Jimmy Burley-son, a narcotic agent for the Texas Department of Public Safety, provided the main testimony for the State. Agent Bur-leyson testified that while he was working undercover on March 14, 1972, he first…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Posey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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