Legal Opinion
Kirby v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 5, 1966No. 39729PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOODLEY, Judge.
The offense is the unlawful possession of heroin; the punishment, 15 years.
Sentence was pronounced and notice of appeal given on December 30, 1965.
The evidence admitted to the jury shows that A. L. Edwards, Detective for the City of Dallas, and his partner, Detective J. R. Helm, obtained a warrant to search an apartment in Irving, Dallas County. Accompanied by other Dallas police officers, they went to the Police Department in Irving where they were joined by Irving Police Detective John W. Looper and they proceeded to the apartment.
No one answered when they knocked.…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Ex Parte KirbyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969