Martinez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
WOODLEY, Judge.
The offense is the unlawful possession of marihuana; the punishment, two years.
Witnesses for the state testified:
Appellant’s apartment was searched and a coffee can containing marihuana was discovered. One of the searching officers went to a nearby cafe where appellant was at work and brought him to the apartment where he identified the coffee can containing the marihuana as belonging to him, and placed his initials on the can.
Appellant’s written confession to the same effect was introduced in evidence.
The officers were permitted to testify regarding the search and the fruits…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- MacKenna v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Welch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
- McCain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Burns v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
- Hughes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Steele v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Edward Aloysius Mahan, III v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2001
- Wilder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Wilder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979