Legal Opinion

Castro v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 30, 1968No. 41527PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for the possession of marihuana; the punishment, life.

The first ground of error is that the trial court prohibited appellant’s cross-examination of Officer Chavez upon matters relating to appellant’s defense of entrapment.

To support his position, the appellant, in his brief refers to the following testimony of Officer Chavez:

“Q Did you have a man — did you not tell Albert Castro that you had another man downstairs in regards to this?
“A No, sir.
“Q Do you remember discussion a man by the name of Alturo Castro?
“State’s Counsel: Your Honor, I object to all…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Echols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ex Parte LaneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2009
  2. Wilkerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Kemner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  4. Bailey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1991
  5. Martin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1992

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