Sanchez v. State
In the defendant's conviction for the Class B offense of possession of less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 4 controlled substance (codeine), the State's evidence that the defendant possessed the codeine mixture was sufficient when no numerical concentration was assigned by the testifying chemist to the nonnarcotic ingredient (promethazine) in the mixture. A jury could have reasonably inferred that the promethazine was present in sufficient quantities to give the compound valuable medicinal qualities apart from the codeine because the syrup contained both. The chemist testified that promethazine possessed valuable medicinal qualities apart from the codeine as an anti-inflammatory and a cough suppressant, and promethazine is often prescribed by physicians. Sanchez v. State - PD-0094-08.
