Legal Opinion
Acosta v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 23, 1966No. 39454PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is the possession of heroin with a prior conviction for possession of heroin alleged for enhancement; the punishment, 30 years.
The evidence introduced before the jury reflects that police officers of the Narcotic Division of the Houston Police, together with a representative of the Department of Public Safety, armed with a search warrant, arrived at appellant’s home, intercepted him as he and his family were backing his automobile out his driveway, and exhibited the warrant to appellant and his wife. The family re-entered the house where a search was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Giordenello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Bosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Phenix v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
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