Legal Opinion
McGuire v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 10, 1981No. 67203PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
The appellant was an informant for the Tyler Police Department in some drug cases. He spent about 10 weeks in protective custody, and he said that after his life was threatened he was advised by “law enforcement personnel” to carry a weapon to protect himself. He was carrying a handgun when he, accompanied by police officers, went to testify in a district court. Two sheriff’s deputies noticed the handgun, and a complaint and information charging the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun were filed. The appellant had no attorney, but he was accompanied by a police…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Cruz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Empy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Messer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
- Ex Parte GriffinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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