Legal Opinion

Pecina v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 13, 1974No. 48665PublishedCited by 40 opinions

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…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Phenix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Archer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Selvidge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  5. Dawson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Cassias v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Carroll v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
  3. Lippert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  4. Walthall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Torres v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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