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WRIGHT v. STATE

Nos. 1595-97, 1596-97.

981 S.W.2d 197 (1998)

Dianne B. WRIGHT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

December 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Bull, Grady L. Roberts, Jr., Pearsall, for appellant.

Reynaldo P. Morin, Asst. Dist. Atty., Jourdanton, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., for State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

MANSFIELD, J., delivered the opinion of the Court which McCORMICK, P.J., MEYERS, HOLLAND, and WOMACK, JJ., join.

These cases present two questions: (1) whether the Fourth Court of Appeals erred in holding that it is a defense to prosecution under Texas Health and Safety Code § 481.117(a) for possession of a controlled substance that the substance was obtained pursuant to a valid foreign prescription and brought into this country in accordance...

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