State v. Torrez

HOLOHAN, Justice.

The appellant, Willie G. Torrez, was tried and convicted of three narcotic drug charges for which he was sentenced to confinement in the state prison. This appeal followed.

Appellant challenges the legality .of his arrest and search incident to it, and he also contests the sufficiency of the affidavits for search warrants for his home and business premises.

The facts necessary for a determination of this appeal are essentially that the appellant, Willie G. Torrez, was placed under surveillance on the morning of March 13, 1974 by the Department of Public Safety acting on…