Legal Opinion

Griffin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 22, 1933No. 15373PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale is the offense; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

The filling station of the appellant was searched by four officers. They possessed a search warrant, and made the search on the faith of the warrant. However, it was lacking in the fundamental necessities of a document of that kind to a degree that both court and counsel declare in the record that the search warrant was utterly void, and it is specifically stated that it was not relied upon for any purpose.

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Amos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  2. United States v. SlusserDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1921
  3. McLaughlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  4. State v. PetersonWyoming Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Meno v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1925

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Paprskar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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