Legal Opinion

McCullough v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 26, 1985No. 61653, 61654PublishedCited by 284 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

These are appeals from convictions for possession of more than four ounces of marihuana, where the punishment was assessed by the jury at five years’ imprisonment for each appellant.

On appeal appellants contend the court erred in overruling their motion to suppress the alleged marihuana and in later admitting such evidence on the ground that the “license check” statute (Article 6687b, § 13, Y.A.C.S.) was used as pretext to justify a “roadblock” manned by various federal, state and local peace officers to enforce criminal laws generally, thus violating appellants’…

2Cases cited75 opinions

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  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by284 opinions

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