Legal Opinion

Morin v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided November 19, 1990No. 13-89-443-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

The trial court found appellant guilty of possessing marihuana and assessed punishment at seven years in the Texas Department of Corrections. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.

In his sole point of error, appellant alleges that the trial court erred by overruling his motion to suppress the marihuana seized pursuant to a warrant. Appellant contends that the affidavit supporting the warrant is insufficient.

The record shows that police officer Leonel Silva prepared an affidavit, stating the probable cause for issuance as follows:

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Cassias v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Moraguez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Hennessy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Eisenhauer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Leday v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  2. Ashcraft v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1995
  3. Ashcraft v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996
  4. Dickey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  5. Montalvo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994

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