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ALVAREZ v. STATE

No. 13-92-003-CR.

857 S.W.2d 143 (1993)

Raul ALVAREZ, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Discretionary Review Refused October 20, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Desiderio Trevino, Jr., David Garcia, Law Offices of David Garcia, Edinburg, for appellant.

Theodore C. Hake, Cynthia A. Morales, Asst. Crim. Dist. Attys., Rene Guerra, Dist. and County Atty., Edinburg, for the State.

Before NYE, C.J., and GILBERTO HINOJOSA and DORSEY, JJ.

OPINION

GILBERTO HINOJOSA, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of possessing less than twenty-eight grams of cocaine, and the trial court assessed punishment at ten years' probation, plus a $750 fine. By three points of error, he challenges the method used to obtain a body-tissue sample, the chain of custody, and the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. We affirm.

The facts at the pretrial suppression hearing showed that in the...

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