Legal Opinion

Colston v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 2, 1974No. 46658Published

1Opinion of the Court

511 S.W.2d 10 (1974)

James Ray COLSTON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 46658.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

July 2, 1974.

Claude R. Giles, Waco, for appellant.

Martin D. Eichelberger, Dist. Atty., Joe Guyton, Asst. Dist. Atty., Waco, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is taken from a conviction for the possession of a dangerous drug, to-wit: lysergic acid diethylamide, wherein the punishment was assessed at eight (8) years. The trial was before the court.

In three grounds of error appellant contends his warrantless…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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