Legal Opinion
Olivas v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided March 17, 1982No. 08-81-00035-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARD, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of heroin, alleged to have occurred in Odessa, Texas, on June 14, 1979. The indictment was enhanced by allegation of two prior felony convictions for possession of heroin. The jury found the Appellant guilty and found “true” as to the prior convictions. Appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.
Prior to trial, the court heard and overruled the Appellant’s Motion to Suppress, challenging the sufficiency of the warrant to support the search of his premises.
The State presented the testimony of Detective Jim…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Steele v. United States No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Haynes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Etchieson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- United States v. Louis M. DarensbourgCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Theodore Ray MelanconCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Taylor v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
- Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998
- Fifty-Six Thousand, Seven Hundred Dollars in United States Currency v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1986
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