Legal Opinion

Morales v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided September 18, 1974No. 48716PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILL J. CORNELIUS, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of assault to murder a peace officer, and was assessed punishment at life imprisonment.

Appellant’s sole ground of error contends that his arrest without warrant was illegal and in violation of his constitutional rights, and that therefore the evidence and jury argument relating to matters resulting from the arrest were improperly allowed by the trial court.

The State’s evidence showed that one of the police officers received information from an informer, whose credibility was not established in the record, that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Stallings v. SplainSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  2. Burton v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1917

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RileySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Maestas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1998
  3. Heard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Bryant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Ex Parte BucaroCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

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