Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 20, 1982No. 723-82PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Appellant was convicted of the offense of possession of methamphetamine, and punishment was assessed at imprisonment for four years. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction and remanded the cause to the trial court for entry of a judgment of acquittal. Adams v. State, (Tex.App.—Houston [14th] 1982).

We find the reasons for review advanced by the State to be without merit, with one exception. The Court of Appeals erred in directing that a judgment of acquittal be entered in this case. The admission of the unlawfully seized evidence was trial error, and the proper remedy is to…

3Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Collins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

4Cited by28 opinions

  1. Beltran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  2. Schmidt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. Osban v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Riley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Gardner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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