Nickerson v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

In a trial before a jury the appellant was convicted of the unlawful possession of over four ounces of marihuana. Pursuant to a plea bargain, punishment was assessed by the court at two years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appeal was taken to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Supreme Judicial District of Texas, in Dallas, which affirmed the conviction. Nickerson v. State, 645 S.W.2d 888 (Tex.App. 1983).

This Court granted the appellant's petition for discretionary review to determine if the inventory search of the…