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CANTU v. STATE

No. 13-96-031-CR.

944 S.W.2d 669 (1997)

Juan CANTU, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled April 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boyd William Bauer, Beeville, for appellant.

George P. Morrill, II, District Attorney, Herbert B. Hancock, Assistant District Attorney, Beeville, for appellee.

Before SEERDEN, C.J., and HINOJOSA and YAÑEZ, JJ.

OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

Juan Cantu, appellant, was convicted by a jury of the offense of Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Penal Institution after entering a plea of not guilty. The court assessed punishment at 30 years imprisonment. We affirm.

The facts of this case are undisputed. On November 15, 1994, appellant was standing in the recreation yard at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice—McConnell Unit near a fenced area...

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