STEPHENS v. STATE

No. 01-00-00853-CR.

59 S.W.3d 377 (2001)

Janice Lynn STEPHENS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

October 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Hootman, Houston, for Appellant.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty., Rikke Burke Graber, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for State.

Panel consists of Justices COHEN, BRISTER, and SMITH.


OPINION

MURRY B. COHEN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of possession of cocaine weighing less than one gram, and the trial judge assessed punishment at one year in state jail. We reverse and remand.

Facts

On October 29, 1999, Officer Latin was conducting undercover surveillance in a parking lot while officers executed a search warrant inside a nearby apartment. A vehicle with Shari Marling, the driver, and appellant, the passenger...

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