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SMITH v. STATE

Nos. 01-97-00951-CR, 01-97-00952-CR.

986 S.W.2d 86 (1999)

Eldrake Maurice SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled March 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen C. Isbell, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Calvin Hartmann, Houston, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices MIRABAL, O'CONNOR, and NUCHIA.

OPINION

MICHOL O'CONNOR, Justice.

Eldrake Maurice Smith, the appellant, appeals two convictions of two felony offenses, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and felony escape. We affirm.

Background

At around 7:00 p.m. on May 1, 1997, the appellant entered a Walgreen's store and handed the pharmacist a prescription. The patient identified on the prescription was Rosemary Dixon. The pharmacist verified the spelling of the patient's name...

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