Marroquin v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. ““The thrust of appellant’s argument is that the State had the burden of proving the net amount of useable marihuana as alleged in the indictment, and the evidence presented was of a gross weight, which included the weight of the plastic bags and other materials not included in the definition of marihuana under Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4476-15, Sec. 1.02(22) (Vernon Supp.1986) 2 It is the burden of the appellant to present evidence as to what the proper weight is, excluding stalks, garbage bags, or other excludable material. Elkins v. State, 543 S.W.2d 648 (Tex.Cr.App.1976); Doggett v. State, 530 S.W.2d 552 (Tex.Cr.App.1975).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marroquin v. State