Hay v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BELCHER, Judge.
The conviction is for burglary; the punishment, four years.
Grounds of error Nos. three, four, five and six complain of the admission in evidence of a sample of mud taken from the accelerator and brake pedals of the truck, a string found in the truck, and the results of an analysis and comparison of two mud samples and two strings, for the reason that they were obtained as the result of an illegal arrest and search; and that the chain of custody of said objects had not been proved.
The testimony of Detectives Waters and Taylor of the Dallas Police Department, reveals that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
3Cited by4 opinions
- Wallace v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
- John David Hay v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Wallace v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971