Legal Opinion
Mena v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 23, 1974No. 47220PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACKSON, Commissioner.
The conviction was for possessing away from the premises upon which he lived a pistol with barrel less than twelve inches in length, and that prior thereto he had been convicted of a felony involving violence, to-wit, robbery, under the terms of Art. 489c, Vernon’s Ann.P.C.; his punishment was enhanced under Art. 63, V.A.P.C., to life because of two other prior felony convictions.
A murder charge was filed by complaint and affidavit in Nueces County, and a warrant issued for the arrest of appellant on September 16, 1971. Appellant was stopped while driving on a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Ramirez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Dotsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Bellah v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1983
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