Legal Opinion

Justice v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 20, 1929No. 12075PublishedCited by 19 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

— Conviction is for possessing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale, punishment being one year in the penitentiary.

Acting under a search warrant officers found four pints of whiskey buried under a small fruit tree eight or ten steps from appellant’s house. The written confession of appellant was put in evidence in which he admitted having bought and buried the whiskey.

The regularity and sufficiency of the search warrant and affidavit upon which it issued is not challenged. By bill of exception number one appellant complains at the reception of the evidence as to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sparks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  2. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  3. Vawter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Elms v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. McCaine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  4. Pueblo v. Albizu CamposSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1955
  5. Conn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940

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