Legal Opinion
Fitzpatrick v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 5, 1982No. 2-81-128-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOLMAN, Justice.
This appeal is from conviction of possession of heroin. Punishment was assessed by the jury at 16 years imprisonment.
We affirm.
Appellant was indicted for possession of heroin with intent to deliver. The jury found him guilty of the lesser included offense of possession.
Appellant complains (1) that the destruction of State’s evidence before trial denied him due process, (2) the State did not produce an informant at trial, (3) he should have been granted a continuance to enable him to locate the informant, (4) a motion to suppress the fruits of illegal search was denied,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Landers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Turpin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Ex Parte TurnerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Brown v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1985
- Cornell Fitzpatrick v. Raymond K. Procunier, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Ashorn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Green v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
- Aguirre, Rigoberto v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2003
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