Legal Opinion

Spencer v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 1, 1950No. 24480PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was charged with possession of beer for sale in Lubbock County, a dry area. A jury found him guilty and assessed his punishment at a fine of $100 and imprisonment in the county jail for six months.

The testimony shows that two agents of the Texas Liquor Control Board and a deputy sheriff, in possession of a warrant, knocked on the door-of appellant’s home, evidently intending to search same for intoxicants. One of the agents knocked on the front door and appellant, who was at a table eating, said, “Well, come on in; you have me caught this time.” The agent went on in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Harkey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  2. Corley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  3. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  4. McDonald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934
  5. Lollar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Ramos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Coleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. State v. BrownSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Locke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  5. Stell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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