Legal Opinion
Johnigan v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided February 6, 2002No. 12-00-00233-CRPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM GRIFFITH, Justice.
Marcus Johnigan (“Appellant”) appeals his conviction for delivery of a controlled substance. A jury returned a verdict of guilty and assessed his punishment at imprisonment for forty years and a $5,000.00 fine. Appellant raises two issues on appeal. We affirm.
Background
A confidential informant, who was working for the Texas Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) in the course of a DPS drug investigation, and who had worked for several law enforcement agencies as an informant for more than eleven years, contacted a suspected drug dealer. Through the suspected drug dealer,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Romero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
- McDuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Curtis Villareal v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2018
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