Legal Opinion
Mattei v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 6, 1970No. 42468PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.
The offense is unlawful possession of marihuana; the punishment, 40 years.
Trial was before a jury on a plea of not guilty. Punishment was assessed by the court.
The sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction is not challenged. The evidence admitted before the jury reflects that Detective Lieutenant Homer E. Shelton and Detective Cordus Jackson, Jr., accompanied by other police officers of the City of Killeen and by Criminal Investigation Division personnel of nearby Ft. Hood, Texas, searched apartment 5 of the East Gate Apartments at 925 West…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Nardone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Clarence D. Rogers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Chin Kay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by70 opinions
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