Legal Opinion
Best v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 25, 2003No. 2-02-138-CRPublishedCited by 601 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANNE GARDNER, Justice.
Gary Wayne Best appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance and sentence of two years’ confinement in a state jail facility. In seven points on appeal, he asserts that the trial court erred by overruling his motion to suppress, by admitting evidence regarding extraneous offenses, and by denying his requested jury instructions and definitions. He also claims that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s findings. We affirm.
BACKGROUND FACTS
On June 16, 2001, motorcycle police officer Kirk Labhart clocked an…
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