Legal Opinion

Miller v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 14, 1984No. 347-83PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal was taken from a conviction for possession of cocaine. The jury assessed punishment at seven (7) years’ imprisonment, probated.

On appeal the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals sustained the appellant’s first and fourth grounds of error and reversed the conviction. With regard to the fourth ground of error, the court initially held the trial court erred in overruling appellant’s motion for instructed verdict of not guilty based on insufficient evidence in that the State failed to prove his identity as the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by105 opinions

  1. Vodochodsky v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  2. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. State v. DaughertyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  5. Osban v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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