Legal Opinion

Hemmeline v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 28, 1958No. 30,005PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

Our able state’s attorney agrees that the conviction herein should be reversed. We adopt his brief as the opinion of the court.

“Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Tarrant County for the unlawful possession of morphine, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of fifteen years.
“In view of the State’s confession of error, the facts are not discussed.
“Formal Bill of Exception No. 1 — Tr. P. 15.
“The bill shows that the Assistant District Attorney argued, ‘It’s a fact that (narcotic) users are pushers in order to get narcotics;’…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Palmer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  2. Sparks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  3. Lovett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Provost v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1981
  2. Willis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960

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