Legal Opinion

Nelson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 12, 1980No. 59720PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary of a habitation. Following appellant’s plea of “true” to the allegations of a prior enhancing conviction, the court assessed punishment at twenty-five years.

Appellant, by way of original and supplemental briefs, raised five grounds of error, however, during oral argument he abandoned his fourth ground. His first three grounds of error essentially attack the trial court’s admission of evidence stemming from an allegedly illegal search conducted by a private citizen. To support this contention he cites the Fourth and Fourteenth…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Simpkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Bodde v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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3Cited by88 opinions

  1. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Heidelberg v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  3. Vanderbilt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Hightower v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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