Legal Opinion

Hill v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 7, 1988No. C14-87-00300-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JUNELL, Justice.

In a jury trial appellant was convicted of the felony offense of possession of cocaine. The jury found appellant had one prior felony conviction and sentenced him to forty-five years imprisonment and a fine of $4,500.00.

Appellant brings four points of error asserting that: (1) the evidence is insufficient to prove that appellant committed the offense; (2) the trial court erred in admitting in evidence the crack cocaine allegedly found and seized as a result of an illegal arrest; (3) he was denied effective assist- anee of counsel; and (4) the prosecutor’s improper…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Ingham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Avila v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000
  2. Rische v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
  3. Myles v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1997
  4. Bernardo Torres Junior v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
  5. Crooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991

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