Legal Opinion

Rivera v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 30, 1987No. B14-86-893-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

Javier Antonio Rivera (appellant) was convicted of possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to six years probation and a $1,500 fine. In two points of error, appellant claims that the contraband should have been suppressed because the search warrant was insufficient and the police officers were without authority to make the arrest since the warrant was executed outside their territorial jurisdiction. We overrule appellant’s points of error and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Several police officers from Pasadena Police Department and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hennessy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Irwin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944
  3. Winkles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Ortega v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Angel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Artemio Orlando Sanchez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  2. Morris v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1991
  3. Dickey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Freeman, Andrew Lee v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004

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