Herberling v. State

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

This appeal is taken from a conviction for delivery of more than 400 grams of a controlled substance (cocaine). After the jury verdict, the trial court sentenced Santiago Alberto Herberling, appellant, to 20-years confinement and assessed a $5000 fine. We affirm.

On November 14, 1988, Houston police Officer Nick Wilson, while posing as the brother-in-law of a police informant, Marci-lo Nagid, made a buy of cocaine. Wilson met with Nagid’s neighbor, Alberto Ilarty, and Fernando Otarola at Nagid’s apartment. As part of the ruse, Wilson brought $22,000 in cash. After seeing…