284 S.W.3d 866

Randy Deshawn COLLIER, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas.

No. PD-0758-08.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 6, 2009.

Britt Lindsey, Abilene, for Appellant.

Patrick K. Dyer, Asst. District Atty., Abilene, Jeffrey L. Van Horn, State’s Atty., Austin, for The State.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

The appellant was prosecuted for the offense of tampering with physical evidence, under Section 37.09(a)(1) of the Penal Code.1 The indictment alleged that the appellant altered, destroyed, or concealed cocaine with intent to impair its availability as evidence, by chewing it. In a published opinion, the Eastland Court of Appeals held that the evidence was sufficient to show that the appellant concealed the cocaine in his mouth and that he chewed it.2 Although we granted the appellant’s petition for discretionary review to examine this holding, on closer inspection we have determined that our decision to grant was improvident. We therefore dismiss the appellant’s petition.

HERVEY, and COCHRAN, J.J., dissent.

Collier v. State
284 S.W.3d 866

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Collier v. State
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May 6, 2009
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