Yantis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Commissioner.
The conviction is for possession of marihuana; the punishment for each appellant, two years. The imposition of the sentenc es was suspended and appellants were granted probation.
The jointly indicted appellants both waived a jury trial, entered pleas of not guilty and were tried before the court.
We first consider appellant’s ground of error no. 4, which challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and is stated: “The trial court erred in refusing to grant defendants’ motion for verdict upon the conclusion of the testimony, as the state had wholly failed to prove a…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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