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Title: Roderick Porter V. State Texas (02/11/94)
Author : Fifth District, Dallas Court of Appeals of Texas
Release Date : January 11, 1994
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 66 KB

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Roderick Porter appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance, to wit: cocaine, in an amount greater than twenty-eight grams but less than 200 grams. After a jury trial, the court assessed punishment at thirty years' confinement. In three points of error, Porter contends that his conviction must be reversed because (1) the evidence is insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he knowingly and intentionally possessed the cocaine in question, and (2) the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury on the lesser included offense of possession of less than twenty-eight grams. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for a new trial.