Legal Opinion
Heredia v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 9, 1971No. 43856PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin. The punishment, enhanced under Article 63, Vernon’s Ann. P.C., life.
The record reflects that on November 5, 1969, at approximately 10 P.M., five or six Midland Police Officers went to room number 17 of the Frontier Motel in Midland to execute a search warrant. The officers were apparently “spotted” as they approached the said room and they “took off in a run” for the door. When they reached the door, they observed several males and females inside the room. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sgro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Parasco v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
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3Cited by81 opinions
- Frazier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Peltier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Torres v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Schmidt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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