Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 27, 1956No. 28369PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted under an indictment charging the possession of a narcotic drug, to wit: heroin, with two prior convictions for felonies less than capital alleged for the purpose of enhancement; the punishment, life imprisonment.

According to the state’s testimony, as the appellant about 10:20 P.M. was parking his car on the right hand side of a street in Houston, Officer Stringfellow approached the right rear of the car on foot as Officer Gray drove his car along the left side of appellant’s car and turned a spotlight on the appellant. Officer Gray testified that as he…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Handy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  2. Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Broughton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945
  4. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  5. Ybarra v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. The People v. MillsIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Hollins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. Salinas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Tomlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960

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