Whitfield v. State

OPINION

OLIVER-PARROTT, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Lany Wayne Whitfield, was indicted for the offense of delivery (by offer to sell) of a controlled substance. A jury found him guilty and the court assessed punishment at 20 years and fined appellant $500. Appellant appeals his conviction, contending that the trial court erred by failing to grant his requested charge to the jury for the offense of unlawful delivery of a simulated controlled substance and for failing to grant appellant’s motion for directed verdict. This appeal involves the distinctions between the offense of delivery (by offer to…