Legal Opinion

Lipscomb v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 25, 2017No. 01-16-00549-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Harvey Brown, Justice

Patrick Lipscomb was tried and convicted for; possession of a controlled substance, namely, methamphetamine.1 In two issues, Lipscomb contends that (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search of his apartment and (2) the evidence is insufficient to prove that he knowingly possessed the seized contraband. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

One evening, Officers C. Mayfield and G. Anderson were dispatched to a shooting in progress at an apartment complex in southwest Houston. The dispatch operator…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  4. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Durwin Young v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2018
  2. James Bradley Hammond v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2019
  3. Kathy Reyna v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2019
  4. Manuel Gutierrez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2019
  5. Osbiel Gomez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2019

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