Smith v. State

OPINION

LEVY, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant for possession of cocaine, a controlled substance, and the court assessed punishment at seven years confinement.

On October 16, 1982, officers of the Houston Police Department executed a warrant at 2610 Yoakum Boulevard in Houston, directing them to arrest “John James Lampis and other persons who may be found therein and who may be conducting unlawful gambling activities, to-wit, bookmaking, or who may be in the unlawful possession of gambling paraphernalia.” They were commanded to search for and seize “any and all gambling paraphernalia.”

Upon…