West v. State

OPINION

REEVES, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for illegally manufacturing a controlled substance— phenylacetone — in excess of 400 grams. The jury found him guilty and assessed a prison term of ninety-nine (99) years at the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm.

Appellant first argues that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing the State to introduce evidence of the appellant’s prior tenure as a grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. Although not mentioned by either party, the record reveals a motion in limine had been granted. At trial, appellant testified in his own behalf…