Legal Opinion

Dawson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 2, 1972No. 44461PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

These are appeals from convictions for the possession of heroin where the jury assessed the punishment for each at thirty years.

Officers of the Texas Department of Public Safety and local police officers went to 808 North 5th Street in Waco armed with a search warrant. The search warrant included an order for the arrest of the two appellants. The officers arrived in several unmarked cars and saw the appellants leave the above address, get in Dawson’s car and drive away. Dawson drove and Miss Ervin sat on the passenger’s side in the front seat. The officers followed. The…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sonderup v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Rosales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
  4. Holbert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  5. Younger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Lippert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Torres v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Pecina v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Foster v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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