Legal Opinion
Heltcel v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 18, 1979No. 61670PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted for the offense of possession of more than four ounces of marihuana. The court assessed punishment at seven years and a $1500 fine, probated.
Heltcel’s sole contention is that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict.
At approximately 2:00 a. m. on the morning of April 14, 1978, L. R. Park, Jr., Refugio Chief of Police, stopped a car driven by appellant for speeding. Park also observed a woman passenger in the front seat and a male passenger in the back feigning sleep. Officer Park saw that appellant’s driver’s license was expired and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Curtis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Wilkes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Reyes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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3Cited by21 opinions
- McGoldrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- McCullough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Whitworth v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Rhyne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
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