Legal Opinion

Gonzales v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 24, 1965No. 37885PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is the possession of heroin; the punishment, 14 years.

Police officers of the City of Austin accompanied by a Liquor Control Agent searched a home in the city and apprehended appellant and others and a quantity of heroin. Appellant did not testify in his own behalf.

The sole question presented for review is the legality of such search. Appellant is in no position to complain thereof, because he called Liquor Control Agent Burns, who had not been called by the State, and elicited from him details concerning the search. The principle is stated in 5 Tex.Juris.2d,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Flores v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  2. Strom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Moulton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Bradley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  5. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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