Legal Opinion

King v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 21, 1959No. 30220PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for the possession of barbiturates; the punishment, two years in jail.

The execution by the officers of a search warrant for appellant’s house shows that they found therein certain barbiturates.

Appellant opposed the admission in evidence of the testimony showing the search and the results thereof, not only by objection, but by pointing out that the affidavit and the search warrant based thereon did not comply with the legal requirements authorizing the search.

Following appellant’s objection, the state exhibited to the court the affidavit and the search warrant…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  2. Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  3. Grady v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929

3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. O'QUINN v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. Knix v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1996
  5. Reese v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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