Legal Opinion

Carmichael v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 12, 1980No. 59321, 59322PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

These are appeals from convictions for the possession of marihuana. Appellant Larry Keith Carmichael was sentenced to five years confinement. Appellant Kathy Jean Carmichael was assessed eight years, probated.

The appellants assert that the trial court erred in admitting a quantity of marihuana seized pursuant to a search warrant dated March 17, 1977. They maintain that the affidavit supporting the warrant was insufficient under Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108, 84 S.Ct. 1509, 12 L.Ed.2d 723 (1964), and that the resulting search was therefore illegal.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Frazier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Wood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Cassias v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Winkles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Phelps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Garcia v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
  5. Alaniz v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1982

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