Legal Opinion
Fenton v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 28, 1990No. 3-89-047-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
A jury found Larry Maurice Fenton, Jr. guilty of possessing less than 28 grams of a controlled substance (a form of methamphetamine known commonly as “ecstasy”), assessing his punishment at six-years confinement and a fine of $2,000.00, the period of confinement being probated. The trial court convicted and sentenced him accordingly. Fenton appeals. We will reverse the trial-court judgment and order the cause remanded.
THE CONTROVERSY
The jury finding of guilty rests solely on the contraband discovered in a search of Fenton’s car in a public parking lot where Fenton parked the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Benavides v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Gauldin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Evers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Delgado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Bass v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Bass v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Christopher A. Meck v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1993
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