Legal Opinion
Beck v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 7, 1976No. 50498PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of marihuana. Trial was before the court and the only issue was whether the contraband was seized as the result of an illegal arrest and search. The offense occurred on April 7,1972; trial was held on December 7,1972; and appellant was found guilty and given a three-year probated sentence.
*267The evidence surrounding appellant’s arrest and search is as follows. On April 7, 1972, Officers Wood and Fisher of the Houston Police Department were traveling westbound on Crane Street in Houston. They observed appellant, who was…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dyke v. Taylor Implement Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Wood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Owens v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993
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