Legal Opinion

Bridger v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 9, 1974No. 46910, 46988PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The convictions in trials before separate juries are for felony theft and for robbery ; the punishment for theft seven years’ imprisonment and for robbery enhanced by a prior conviction, life imprisonment.

The same grounds of error are presented in both appeals and may be considered in one opinion. The appellant alleges that evidence was acquired in a unlawful search and seizure in violation of his rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 9 of the Texas Constitution, Vernon’s Ann.St., and he…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Bird v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Becknell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Wilder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Hunnicutt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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