Legal Opinion

Forcha v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided March 2, 1995No. 01-92-00679-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OLIVER-PARROTT, Chief Justice.

Appellant was charged by indictment with possession of cocaine. The indictment also alleged two enhancement paragraphs. Appellant pled not guilty, and the trial resulted in a hung jury. After the trial court declared a mistrial, appellant pled no contest to possession of cocaine in exchange for an agreed recommendation of 25 years. On appeal, appellant raises five points of error. We affirm.

Background facts and procedural history

Based on information supplied by a confidential informant, the police obtained a warrant to search the residence at 218½ Cypress…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lyon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  2. Helms v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
  4. Fuentes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  5. Heredia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Edwards v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
  2. Zarychta v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  3. Moss v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
  4. Williams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1997
  5. Griffin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996

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