Legal Opinion

Wussow v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 3, 1974No. 47889PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Mullenix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Alejos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Christian v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  4. Linnett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. LaPoint v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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