Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 19, 1984No. 921-83PublishedCited by 121 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of burglary of a habitation in violation of V.T. C.A. Penal Code, See. 30.01. After returning a finding of guilty, the jury assessed his punishment at forty years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. On appeal, the appellant complained that the trial court erred in admitting the fruits of a search of the trunk of the borrowed automobile that he had. The Second Court of Appeals sitting in Fort Worth affirmed appellant’s conviction holding that appellant had no reasonable…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Steagald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. United States v. James Andrew Colbert and Michael Beryl ReeseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by121 opinions

  1. McDuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Calloway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  3. State v. MercadoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  4. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. State v. KlimaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996

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