Legal Opinion
Bellah v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided July 20, 1983No. 936-82PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
2Per curiam
A jury found appellant guilty of murder and assessed punishment at confinement for thirty five years. The El Paso Court of Appeals affirmed. Bellah v. State, 641 S.W.2d 641 (Tex.App.—El Paso 1982). We granted appellant’s petition in order to review that court’s decision regarding the sufficiency of an arrest warrant affidavit and the voluntariness of appellant’s confession.
Appellant attacks the arrest warrant affidavit solely on Fourth Amendment grounds; he makes no claim under the constitution or statutes of this State.1 He contends the…
3Cases cited7 opinions
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- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Myre v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
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4Cited by43 opinions
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