Legal Opinion

Blanks v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 29, 1928No. 10958Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Judge.

Offense the possession of liquors containing in excess of one per cent of alcohol by volume, penalty two years in the penitentiary.

Operating under an illegal search warrant the officers of Taylor County searched a business house in possession of appellant and found therein a quantity of liquors admitted to contain over one per cent of alcohol by volume. The search warrant was issued by virtue of a complaint based upon information and belief and which contained a statement of no facts showing probable cause. Proper and timely objections were made to the reception of this evidence…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Chapin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  2. Sutton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  3. Lawhorn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

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