Legal Opinion

Hopkins v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 22, 1972No. 44388Published

1Opinion of the Court

480 S.W.2d 212 (1972)

Gregory K. HOPKINS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 44388.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 22, 1972.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1972.

M. N. Garcia, Austin, for appellant.

Robert O. Smith, Dist. Atty., Phoebe Lester, Asst. Dist. Atty., and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for unlawful possession of heroin. Trial was before a jury, with punishment assessed by the court at confinement for five years.

The evidence reflects that Frank Marquez, a former heroin addict, contacted Sergeant…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Ballard v. Superior Court of San Diego CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
  2. State v. ButlerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
  3. Hopkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Brown v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  5. United States v. CotterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932

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