Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 27, 1976No. 52538PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNELIUS, Commissioner.
The conviction was for possession of marihuana, a Class B misdemeanor. The punishment imposed was a fine of $200.00 and thirty days’ confinement in jail, probated for six months.
The principal issue is the legality of the search which produced the contraband. At 12:20 a. m. on December 8,1974, Officer Hughes approached the parking lot of Geno’s Lounge in Dallas. A number of automobiles were parked on the lot. The officer noticed appellant and two other males standing near the opened right front door of an unoccupied automobile. Appellant and one of the other men…
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3Cited by44 opinions
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