Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Richardson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 21, 1981No. 66347Published

1Concurrence

CONCURRING OPINION TO OPINION ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

TEAGUE, Judge.

I authored the original unanimous per curiam panel opinion, reaching the same proper result as does the majority — that appellant’s appeal should be affirmed.1

I concluded, after reviewing the record, and still conclude, that appellant’s own admission during the hearing, that he unlawfully possessed a usable quantity of marijuana, was sufficient in itself to sustain the trial court’s order revoking appellant’s probation.

It is axiomatic under the law which governs revocation of probation cases that if a probationer,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Brumfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Myre v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Nicholas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. McDonald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980

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