Paul Allan Humason v. State Texas

In a non-jury trial, appellant was convicted of intentionally and knowingly possessing less than 28 grams of a controlled substance (cocaine). See V.A.C.S., Article 4476-15, ?? 4.04(a), 4.02(b)(3)(D) (Supp. 1987). Punishment was assessed by the court at confinement for three years in the Texas Department of Corrections, probated, and a $500 fine. See V.A.C.S., Article 4476-15, ?? 4.01(2), 4.04(b) (Supp. 1987). The Houston (1st) Court of Appeals, after concluding that there was insufficient evidence to "affirmatively link appellant to the cocaine in a manner proving he knowingly possessed it," reversed the conviction and ordered the judgment reformed to show an acquittal. Humason v. State, 699 S.W.2d 922, 923 (Tex.App.--Houston [1st] 1985) (emphasis in original). We granted the States petition for discretionary review to determine whether the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the appellant knowingly possessed cocaine. We will affirm.