Wussow v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ODOM, Judge.
Upon a plea of not guilty to the court, appellant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol; punishment was assessed at a $250 fine.
Appellant contends testimony and physical evidence were improperly admitted against him, having been illegally obtained while he was under arrest without benefit of Miranda 1 warnings, and that absent the improperly admitted evidence, the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction.
After parking his car near a cafe, appellant was approached by two police officers who had observed him driving with a defective headlight. The officers…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Mullenix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
3Cited by7 opinions
- Alejos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Christian v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Linnett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- LaPoint v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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