Legal Opinion

Villegas v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided May 18, 1994No. 01-92-0866-CRPublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUTSON-DUNN, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of possession of cocaine, with intent to deliver, and possession of marihuana. The jury assessed punishment at 60-years confinement and a $250,000 fine for count one and 60-years confinement and a $50,000 fine for count two. We affirm.

On April 29, 1992, a search warrant was executed for a house at 1948 Rosa. Appellant and another man, Jose Munoz, were inside the house at the time of the search. Two bundles of cocaine were found inside a closet in the back bedroom and two bundles of marihuana were found in a closet in a loft above the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Cude v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Cole v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2006
  2. Levario v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
  3. Wallace v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1996
  4. Coleman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  5. Satchell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2010

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