ZERTUCHE v. STATE

No. 13-88-239-CR.

774 S.W.2d 697 (1989)

Rito ZERTUCHE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied August 31, 1989.

Discretionary Review Refused October 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan Martinez Gonzales, Beeville, for appellant.

C. F. Moore, Dist. Atty., Beeville, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and KENNEDY and SEERDEN, JJ.


OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of unlawful possession of cocaine and assessed punishment at three years' confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a one thousand dollar fine. Appellant brings forth five points of error. We reverse the conviction.

On March 4, 1988, at 4 a.m., police officers observed appellant driving ninety-seven miles per hour in a fifty mile per hour zone. The officers pursued appellant and...

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