Legal Opinion
Roger M. George v. Honorable Tom Blackwell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1976No. 75--3112PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
On the morning of July 5, 1972, Officer Bobby Sides, an Austin policeman, received an anonymous phone call from a person who stated that a large quantity of marijuana was being grown in the back yard of 8306 High Oak Drive in Austin, Texas. Based on this tip by an informant of unproven reliability, Officer Sides went to a vacant lot which abutted the residence and looked through an eight foot privacy fence and saw several hundred marijuana plants. Officer Sides then obtained a search warrant and appellee was arrested upon execution of the warrant.
Appellee was convicted for possession of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- George v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
3Cited by12 opinions
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- M. W. Holloway v. Clay E. McElroy WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Charles Wesley O'Berry v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States of America Ex Rel. Frank Petillo v. State of New Jersey, and Albert D. Gray, Etc. Angelo Albanese v. Howard Yeager and John Cyran, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Michael K. Dupont v. Frank A. HallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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