Legal Opinion
Duncan v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 27, 1977No. 52496PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROWN, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of heroin. Appellant waived his *731right to a jury and was tried before the court which assessed punishment at four (4) years in the Texas Department of Corrections.
The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. Appellant’s sole ground of error is that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the heroin seized from appellant’s person because it was obtained as the result of an unreasonable search and seizure.
Officer William Purcell of the Freeport Police Department testified that he was on patrol on the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Nicholas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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3Cited by26 opinions
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