Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided February 27, 2001No. 07-00-0219-CRPublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Justice.

Brandon Taylor (Taylor) appeals from a judgment under which he was convicted of possessing child pornography. His three issues concern the validity of the warrant authorizing the search of his home. The warrant was allegedly defective because the affidavit tendered in support of the application 1) lacked sufficient allegation to establish probable cause to believe that the evidence sought would be at the locale searched, 2) contained stale information, and 3) consisted of “conclusions that had no factual support”. We address only the first issue for it is dispositive, and, upon…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Ramos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott Douglas LACY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. Peter John WeberCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Sisson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
  2. State v. SissonSuperior Court of Delaware · 2005
  3. State v. DuncanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Hogan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2010
  5. Lowery v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2003

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