Calloway v. State

743 S.W.2d 645 (1988)

Carl Lee CALLOWAY, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 571-86.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

January 27, 1988.

W.E. Harper, Beaumont, for appellant.

James S. McGrath, Dist. Atty., and R.W. Fisher, Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaumont, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ONION, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of possession of cocaine. The jury assessed his punishment at 30 years' imprisonment.

On appeal the conviction was reversed because the…