Legal Opinion
Lerma v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 28, 1973No. 45534PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
This appeal is taken from a conviction for the offense of possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin. Punishment was assessed at 20 years.
Two grounds of error are urged. They both concern probable cause to arrest and search so they will be discussed together.
The record reflects that at approximately 1:30 A.M. on the morning of July 1, 1971, while on routine investigation, Officers Beilis and Ramirez, of the Victoria Police Department, were parked in an unmarked car across the street from the Tiki Lounge in Victoria. From approximately 30 feet away, the officers observed…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Milton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Enrique C. Lerma v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Case v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1981
- Alberto Contreras v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2009
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