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Armstrong v. State

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  • 82 S.W.3d 444
  • 2002 WL 533693

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  • holding that State need not ―exclude every reasonable hypothesis other than the defendant‘s guilt, but it must show facts and circumstances that, viewed in the totality of the circumstances, indicate the defendant‘s knowledge and control over the drugs‖
  • “More than the defendant’s mere presence near the drugs is required, especially when several people are present or in possession of the place where the drugs are found.”

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Judges: Aboussie, Smith, Puryear

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