Legal Opinion
Sisson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 8, 1978No. 55670PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for delivering a controlled substance, to-wit: cocaine. Trial was before a jury and punishment was assessed at seventy five years.
Appellant contends that the trial court erred in allowing the introduction of State’s Exhibit No. 1 which was an evidence envelope on which appeared the following (handwritten portions emphasized):
“NARCOTICS SECTION
INVESTIGATION NO. IC-75-0001
DEFENDANT(S) Sisson. Cove
DESCRIPTION OF DEFENDANT(g) white male, approximately 45 years of age approximately 5' 9" tali. 180 pounds, gray hair
VIOLATION Delivery of a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Coulter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- United States v. Larry WareCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- United States v. Hugh Brown and Lewis D. HayesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Carey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Porter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Beltran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Porter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Barecky v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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