LUMPKIN v. STATE

Nos. 01-02-00782-CR, 01-02-00783-CR.

129 S.W.3d 659 (2004)

Leroy LUMPKIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Overruled February 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Kiatta, Caraway & Kiatta, L.L.P., Floyd W. Freed, III, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Charles A. Rosenthal, Jr., District Attorney—Harris County, Eric Kugler, Assistant District Attorney of Harris County, William J. Delmore, III, Chief Prosecutor, Appellate Division, Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices TAFT, JENNINGS, and HANKS.


OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Leroy Lumpkin, guilty of possession of cocaine, in an amount more than one gram but less than four grams, and of tampering with evidence. Having found true enhancement allegations of prior convictions for possession and delivery of a controlled substance, the jury assessed punishment for each offense at 37 years in prison. We address whether the evidence supporting the tampering-with-evidence conviction...

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