Legal Opinion

McGuill v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided June 28, 1985No. 13-84-336-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted of possessing more than four ounces but less than five pounds of marijuana in violation of TEX. REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 4476-15 § 4.051(b)(3) (Vernon Supp.1985), in a trial before the court. The trial court assessed punishment at five years in the Texas Department of Corrections, probated for the same period, and a fine of $1,000.

In his first three grounds of error, appellant challenges the validity of the warrant-less search which uncovered the illegal substance. In his fourth ground of error, appellant challenges the sufficiency of the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. McGoldrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Deshong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Paulus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  5. Armstrong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Brady v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Behring v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Hoss v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Floyd Blackburn v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1991
  5. James Walter Brennan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1993

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