Legal Opinion
Rojas v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 10, 1990No. 1419-89PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
CAMPBELL, Judge.
The trial court convicted appellant of possession of marihuana and assessed punishment at eight (8) years imprisonment. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Rojas v. State, No. 07-88-0249-CR (Tex.App. — Amarillo, delivered September 26, 1989). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to determine if the anonymous tip furnished sufficient probable cause under both the Texas and federal constitutions for the search which resulted in the discovery of the contraband.
The Court of Appeals summarized the evidence as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hennessy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
- Glass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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3Cited by51 opinions
- State of Texas v. Story, Kimberly CrystalCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2014
- Davis v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999
- Wallace v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1996
- Garcia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
- Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
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