Legal Opinion

Allen v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 1, 2001No. 01-00-00725-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Dexter David Allen, guilty of delivery of cocaine weighing less than one gram, a state jail felony, and assessed his punishment at six months in state jail. We address whether the evidence is factually sufficient to support the jury’s verdict. We affirm.

Facts

A. State’s Evidence

On January 25, 2000, Houston Police Officer Chris Massey was working undercover in Southwest Houston. The area in which Officer Massey had to work has a reputation for a high degree of drug trafficking. A member of the police department’s narcotics division, Officer Massey…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  2. Santellan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Danasirno Luna v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004
  2. Danasirno Luna v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004
  3. Danasirno Luna v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2004
  4. Randle, Jeffrey Leante v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  5. Toni Good v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007

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