Legal Opinion
Powell v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided October 19, 1983No. 08-82-00086-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of hydromorphone. The jury assessed punishment at thirteen years imprisonment. We reverse and render.
On December 9,1981, employees of Continental Airlines, in Los Angeles, California, received a package for air shipment to Midland, Texas. The shipper, never identified, indicated that the package contained Christmas presents, consisting of a robe and necklace. The configuration and weight of the package aroused the clerks’ suspicions. They opened the package and discovered a plastic bag containing 180…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gish v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Kemner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Bellah v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Morr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Cacy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
- Winn v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993
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