Legal Opinion
Dickerson v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 10, 1993No. 01-92-00904-CRPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OLIVER-PARROTT, Chief Justice.
Appellant was found guilty by a jury of possession of a controlled substance. The jury found two enhancement paragraphs true and assessed punishment at 60 years. We affirm the conviction but reverse the punishment and remand for a new punishment hearing.
BACKGROUND
Officers Jeffrey and Poprik were dispatched to the apartment of an elderly woman to check on her welfare. The officers were initially denied entry to the elderly woman’s apartment, but were later admitted by a young woman when they informed her that they were there to check on the elderly woman.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Ethington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- David W. McKay v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Guy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
- Russell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1995
- Ramirez v. Transcontinental Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Zakkizadeh v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
- Clinton W. Airheart v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2012
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