Legal Opinion
Breckenridge v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 16, 1970No. 43341PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the possession of marihuana. The punishment was assessed by the jury at eighteen years.
The record reflects that at approximately 9:30 at night Highway Patrolmen Martin and Williams noted that their radar indicator showed an approaching automobile being driven at eighty-four miles an hour. A red light facing the automobile was turned on, but the automobile drove by. The officers gave chase for approximately a mile and a quarter before the automobile stopped.
When the patrolmen got out of their vehicle, appellant got out of his and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Black v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Wallace v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Bruce Miller v. N. S. Smith, Individually and in His Capacity as a Member of the Dallas Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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