Legal Opinion

Tucker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 12, 1960No. 32,181PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for the unlawful possession of wine for the purpose of sale in a dry area with two prior convictions for offenses of like character alleged for the purpose of enhancement ; the punishment, 4 years in jail and a fine of $4000.

*114The disposition hereof makes a summary of the facts unnecessary.

Formal Bill of Exception No. 2 certifies that on the trial of the cause the state introduced into evidence before the jury the affidavit for the search warrant over the timely objection of the appellant.

The affidavit was clearly hearsay and, under the record presented, its…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Zorn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  2. Hebert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  3. Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Byars v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  5. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Baxter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  2. Pratt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988
  3. Larry Dale Baxter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  4. Larry Dale Baxter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  5. Larry Dale Baxter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001

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