Legal Opinion

Rodriguez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 21, 1962No. 35000PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is the unlawful possession of marihuana; the punishment, 25 years.

The evidence introduced by. the- state shows that officers, under authority of ⅜ search warrant, entered appellant’s home-where they found 143 grams of ground-up marihuana-in a coffee jar; 190 grams of marihuana in a paper sack and four cigarettes containing marihuana. Appellant’s confession was introduced in which he admitted possessing the marihuana.

The first ground for reversal appears to be upon the erroneous theory that the confession introduced in evidence was not attached to the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930
  2. Pedrosa v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. Loven v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Fowler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
  3. Hammond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  5. Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983

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