Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 2, 1960No. 32264PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for the possession of heroin; the punishment, five years.

The testimony of the state shows that officers Hightower and Chavez, with other officers, went to the home of the appellant and there informed appellant that they had a search warrant for his residence which was handed to him. A search of the appellant and his residence resulted in the finding of a cellophane paper containing a white powder substance in the pocket of appellant’s trousers, and in the bath room between the shower stall and the wall they found four spoons, two of them were burned on the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Aaron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  2. Griffey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  3. Sillemon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Valdez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Reyes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Curtis Gale Doby v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  4. Doby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  5. Olivia Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

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