Legal Opinion

Saenz v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 29, 2005No. PD-61-04PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · HolcombHolcomb, J.

KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

Appellant had agreed to sell an amount of cocaine for a supplier but. ended up consuming most of it in a three-day drug binge. When appellant’s supplier found out that appellant had consumed most of the cocaine, he went to appellant’s house with two companions. Anticipating trouble, appellant had two armed cohorts laying in wait. Appellant allowed the supplier and his companions into the home. The supplier demanded either the money for the cocaine or the cocaine. Appellant gave him what was left of the…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Ball v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Sanabria v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Ex Parte HawkinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999

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4Cited by68 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  2. Harris, Owen ThomasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  3. Milner, Ex Parte Kenneth GlennCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  4. Grotti v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  5. Miles v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008

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