Legal Opinion

Cardwell v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 29, 1994No. 08-92-00087-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON REMAND

LARSEN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury conviction for the offense of possession of cocaine under 28 grams. A warrantless search was conducted *565of Jacqueline McKer Cardwell which yielded a folded food stamp containing one-tenth of a gram of cocaine. The jury assessed punishment at 7 years’ imprisonment. We reverse.

On December 29, 1993, this Court issued an opinion reversing the conviction in the instant case and remanding for a new trial. On August 17, 1994, the Court of Criminal Appeals granted the State’s petition for discretionary review. The State filed a petition…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Romero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. David W. McKay v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Calloway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Kinchen, Phillip Randall v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004

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