Legal Opinion

Bennett v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 7, 1932No. 15424Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant insists that the arrest of him and his companion was illegal, and therefore their search unauthorized and the evidence as to the result of the search inadmissible, and that our holding to the contrary in. the original opinion was erroneous.

As we understand the'motion, appellant bases his contention largely on the case of Woods v. State, 119 Texas Crim. Rep., 43, 46 S. W. (2d) 704, which he claims is controlling here. Article 214, C. C. P., provides: “The municipal authorities of towns and cities may establish rules authorizing the arrest,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. English v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  2. Woods v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  3. Porez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1891
  4. Childress v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

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