Caddell V. State

Appellant, Richard Dwayne Caddell, was charged by indictment with possession of more than one gram, but less than four grams, of methamphetamine. To this accusation appellant entered a plea of "not guilty," and the parties proceeded to trial before a jury. After hearing the testimony of the witnesses and considering the evidence presented, the jury returned a guilty verdict. Thereafter, the State's attorney presented to the jury five enhancement paragraphs relating to prior convictions for delivery of a controlled substance, burglary of a motor vehicle, unauthorized use of a vehicle, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. To these enhancement allegations appellant entered pleas of "not true," but after considering the evidence, the jury found the enhancement allegations to be "true" and assessed appellant's punishment at confinement in the state penitentiary for seventy years. We affirm.