(DOWNLOAD) "Carlotta Marie Cooper v. State Texas" by Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas No. 211-82 ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Carlotta Marie Cooper v. State Texas
- Author : Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas No. 211-82
- Release Date : January 01, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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Michael J. McCormick, Judge Opinion ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW The Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed appellant's conviction for possession of marihuana wherein the trial court assessed punishment at thirty days in jail, probated, and a fine of $150.00, Cooper v. State, 629 S.W.2d 69. We granted appellant's petition for discretionary review to consider whether the Court of Appeals erred in its determination that the evidence was sufficient to show appellant possessed a usable quantity of marihuana. At trial, Officer Stevens was the only witness. He testified that when he arrested appellant he discovered a plastic bag containing a green, leafy substance which in his opinion was marihuana, and that the bag also contained two marihuana cigarettes. The substance of that testimony is set forth below: