Bush v. State

BOYD, Justice.

Appellant Paul Bush was convicted by a jury of attempting to obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, deception and subterfuge in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4476-15 § 4.09(a)(3) (Vernon Supp.1982), [hereinafter referred to as the Controlled Substances Act]. Punishment was assessed at life imprisonment after a jury found the enhancement portions of the indictment to be true. We affirm the judgment of conviction.

On February 26, 1980, appellant presented pharmacist Bill Cooper with a prescription for Preludin, a…