Legal Opinion
Holmes v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided March 11, 1998No. 10-97-080-CRPublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Chief Justice.
A jury convicted Appellant Michael Dwayne Holmes of possessing a usable quantity of marihuana in the amount of two ounces or less. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.121(b)(1) (Vernon Supp. 1998). The court sentenced Holmes to 120 days’ confinement in the county jail and a fine of $1,500.
Holmes contends in this appeal that the court erred by:
• misconstruing article 38.23 of the Code of Criminal Procedure;
• denying his motion for an instructed verdict;
• admitting evidence obtained pursuant to an illegal search;
• denying his requested article 38.23 instruction…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
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3Cited by55 opinions
- State v. PaduaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
- Moore v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
- Guy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2005
- Murphy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
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