Legal Opinion
Cerda v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided January 14, 1993No. 13-92-059-CRPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NYE, Chief Justice.
A jury found appellant, Jesse Cerda, guilty of the offense of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine). The trial court assessed punishment at forty-five years in prison. By a single point of error, appellant complains that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress evidence obtained from him pursuant to an invalid search warrant. We affirm.
The cocaine used to convict appellant was seized from him pursuant to a search and arrest warrant based on the affidavit of D.J. Brzozowski, the Gonzales County Sheriff. Before trial, appellant filed a motion to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Ashcraft v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1995
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- Barraza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1995
- State v. Hill, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2009
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