Legal Opinion
Rangel v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 16, 1969No. 42155PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
The conviction is for possession of heroin; the punishment, ten years.
The record reflects that .4 of a gram of heroin was found inside appellant’s brassiere. It is contended that the arresting officers did not have a warrant or probable cause to make the arrest, and that the heroin was found as a result of an illegal arrest and search. The arrest was made without a warrant by Officers Collins and Davis of the Narcotics Division of the Houston Police Department. During the trial and at the hearing on the motion to suppress evidence, Officer Collins testified that he had…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Powell v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Eisenhauer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Almendarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
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- State v. RumfoloTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- Archer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
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