Legal Opinion

Poindexter v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 19, 1977No. 52082PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of unlawful sale of amidone, a narcotic drug, in violation of Article 725b, V.A.P.C. (1925). The punishment is imprisonment for 45 years.

The appellant, a pharmacist, was convicted for the sale of the drug to an undercover agent. The agent obtained the drug from the appellant after presenting to him a purported prescription which did not meet the requirements for a lawful prescription. The appellant asserts that the judgment of conviction should be reversed because it is supported by evidence which was obtained by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. See v. City of SeattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. United States v. BiswellSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Escamilla v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. State v. WelchSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
  3. Crosby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. LipomiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  5. State v. RednorNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1985

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