Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 23, 1974No. 48893PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

Appellants Robert Earl Smith and Elida Cavazos Smith, husband and wife, were jointly indicted and tried for unlawful possession of heroin, a narcotic drug. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against each appellant. The court assessed punishment of Robert Earl Smith at ten years’ confinement and of Elida Cavazos Smith at three years, probated.

The record reflects that at 7:5Q P.M., October 14, 1971, five police officers, armed with a search warrant, went to a house located at 9711 Rachel Street in Houston, alleged in the warrant to be the residence of appellants,…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Culmore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Payne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Kenneth Jordan Brown v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. Adair v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Etheridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Marini v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Porter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Briddle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Hazel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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