Legal Opinion
Ortega v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 24, 1971No. 43317PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
The conviction is for the possession of marihuana. The trial was before a jury; the punishment of ten years was assessed by the court.
The search of appellant’s house and curtilage resulted in the officers finding a total of 212.16 grams of marihuana. The chemist testified that five cigarettes could be made from a gram of marihuana.
The sole question presented is the legality of the search.
The appellant filed a motion to suppress the evidence on the ground that the magistrate had no probable cause to order a search of his property.
The motion was called to the attention of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Clarence D. Rogers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Chin Kay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. John ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Mattei v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Sutton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Rivera v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
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