Legal Opinion
Jones v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 5, 1973No. 47678PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for the possession of marihuana. The punishment was assessed at confinement in jail for sixty days and a fine of $300. Both the confinement and the fine were probated for a six months’ period. Appellant was indicted on April 23, 1973, for the unlawful possession of marihuana as denounced by Article 725b, Section 2(a), Vernon’s Ann.P.C., for an offense alleged to have been committed on March 30, 1970.
Appellant was tried on August 27, 1973, the effective date of the Texas Controlled Substances Act, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St. art. 4476-15 which…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- McKenzie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Hughes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Williams v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Bullard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Iness v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Dockery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Tinney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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