Legal Opinion

Powell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 20, 1974No. 47625PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of possession of heroin. The jury assessed punishment at two years.

Officers found three papers of heroin on the person of appellant.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

Appellant’s sole contention is that the search warrant through which the evidence was obtained was invalid because the affidavit upon which it was executed was insufficient. He argues that the affidavit did not state probable cause for the issuance of the search warrant because the af-fiant did not recite the time the informer saw the heroin…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Sgro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Frazier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Heredia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Curtis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Winkles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Avery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Faulkner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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