Legal Opinion

De La Garza v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 20, 1964No. 36939PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMorrison, Judge

The offense is the possession of marihuana, the punishment, two years.

Appellant’s written confession made to Beatrice Rodriguez recites that he left his home in Edinburg on the day in question in company with Velasquez, Corpus, Car-dona, Uribe and Humberto Garza in Velasquez’ automobile headed for a dance at Pharr, that enroute they stopped on the side of the road and that either Corpus, Humberto Garza or Uribe, who were seated in the back seat, handed him a marihuana cigarette. It continues, “I guess that two or three marihuana cigarettes were lighted while we were there parked, all of us…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cedillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
  2. Fancher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Gonzalez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  4. A.D. Kincaid v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  5. Cox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Seefurth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  2. Whitson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Rivas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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