Donley v. State

In Donley v. State, 140 S.W.3d 428 (Tex. App.-Beaumont 2004, no pet.), an undercover officer and an informant visited a trailer residence shared by three individuals, the defendant, a man named Taylor, and another resident. Id. at 429. The informant negotiated with Taylor for the purchase of methamphetamines out of the presence of the defendant and the undercover officer. Id. Taylor instructed the informant and the officer to go to the informant's home to complete the transaction. Id. at 429-30. The defendant drove Taylor and the other resident to the home of the informant, where the defendant observed the officer place money on the coffee table while Taylor and the informant spoke in a back room. Id. at 430. Taylor entered the room, picked up the money, and dropped a bag of narcotics on the table. Id. The Beaumont Court of Appeals held that the evidence was legally sufficient to establish that the defendant aided and assisted Taylor's delivery by constructive transfer. Id.