Legal Opinion

Olivia Garza v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 15, 1970No. 42957PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

The conviction is for the possession of heroin; the punishment, fifty years.

Officers of the Houston Police Department found 177 grams of 58% heroin at appellant’s lounge. The record shows that appellant was arrested on West Dallas Street and the officers proceeded to her home at 1102 Stanford Street and began the search. There she asked to talk to Officer Michael Chavez. Before she made any statement, Officer Chavez warned her that she had a right to have a lawyer present to advise her prior to or during any questioning; that if she were unable to employ a lawyer, she…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Acosta v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Pecina v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Dawson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Gilbert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

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