Legal Opinion

Hawkins v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 21, 1988No. 194-83PublishedCited by 102 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of possession of a controlled substance, to-wit: heroin. After the jury found as “true” the allegation of two prior felony convictions, the punishment was assessed at life imprisonment. On appeal the conviction was affirmed by the Ft. Worth Court of Appeals. Hawkins v. State, 644 S.W.2d 764 (Tex.App.-Ft. Worth 1983). That court found the trial court did not err in failing to suppress the introduction of contraband abandoned in the course of what appellant avers to…

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2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by102 opinions

  1. McDuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Kutzner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
  3. Gurrola v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Gordon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1999
  5. Rosalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993

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