Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 1, 1959No. 30551PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is possession of marihuana; the punishment, ten year.

Officers searched the place of business of appellant, deferred to in the evidence as a pool hall and recreation club, and found four packages of marihuana the contents of which was described as amounting to 35.4 grams and sufficient to make 177 cigarettes.

The first package of marihuana was found under a pillow on a pool table that was not in use.

Officers Whitehead, Hunt and Henry testified that when Officer Whitehead found and opened the package he asked what it was and appellant, who was standing nearby, said…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kemp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  2. Lampkin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
  3. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  4. Moss v. NehmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1952
  5. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Pointer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  4. Pointer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963

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