Legal Opinion

Fernandez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 3, 1952No. 26102Published

1Opinion of the Court

254 S.W.2d 1004 (1952)

FERNANDEZ

v.

STATE.

No. 26102.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 3, 1952.

Rehearing Denied February 18, 1953.

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

WOODLEY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for possession of marihuana; the punishment, 3 years in the penitentiary.

According to the state's testimony, appellant approached one John Pinchback in a cafe and offered to sell him a cigarette for 25 cents. Pinchback asked appellant to wait until he came back with the money and left the cafe.

Shortly thereafter Pinchback…

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  1. Fernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952

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