Legal Opinion

Pinkston v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 9, 1955No. 27,407PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for the offense of possessing a bomb, and his punishment was assessed at 5 years in the penitentiary.

The testimony of three peace officers, while testifying for the state, shows that they saw the driver of an automobile fail to observe two stop signs; that they pursued the automobile, sounded the siren and, as the automobiles were being brought to a stop, they saw an object thrown from the right-hand side of the automobile they were following. Their testimony further shows that they recovered the object thrown from the automobile and found it to be a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Barnes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  2. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944
  3. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Estrada v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
  2. Estrada v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
  3. Stephens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

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