Legal Opinion

McKenzie v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 19, 1965No. 38272PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is possession of marijuana; the punishment, fifteen years.

Narcotic officers Taylor and Zapata testified that on the night in question they parked their unmarked police car which was equipped with a long antenna and proceeded toward a cafe. As they did so, appellant and a companion drove up, parked their automobile in a lighted parking lot near the cafe and proceeded toward its entrance. While facing the officers, they appeared to nudge each other and each man tossed a roll of tin foil under or near an air conditioner which protruded from the cafe window. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Matlock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  2. Baimbridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  3. Houghton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  4. Richard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  5. Rodriquez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gomez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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