Pecina v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is possession of heroin; the punishment, life.
Appellant challenges first the lawfulness of her arrest and the admission into evidence of the contraband seized from her person and, second, she questions the propriety of the prosecutor’s closing argument.
Dallas police officer Green testified he received information from a confidential informant that appellant was dealing in heroin from her residence. On the basis of the information the officer obtained a search warrant for appellant’s home and automobile. After obtaining the warrant and approximately one-half…
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- Phenix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Archer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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- Dawson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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