Legal Opinion

Floyd Blackburn v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided June 13, 1991No. 10-90-00135-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

VANCE, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of possession of amphetamine less than 28 grams and assessed 10 years probation and a $10,000 fine. See Tex.Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.116 (Vernon 1991); Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 12.34 (Vernon Supp.1991). We must decide if a photograph seized at Appellant’s residence was properly admitted into evidence. Because the photograph was irrelevant and its admission into evidence harmed Appellant, we reverse the judgment.

During the execution of a search warrant at Appellant’s residence, a package of amphetamine powder, guns, ammunition, jewelry, two…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Bridges v. City of RichardsonTexas Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Jimenez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1990
  4. Paz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
  5. Xanthull v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Chilton v. GordenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. Roderick Dixon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2016

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