Legal Opinion
Kwant v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 16, 1971No. 44218PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Commissioner.
The conviction is for possession of marihuana, with punishment assessed at five years.
Appellant’s plea of not guilty was entered and heard by the trial court after a jury had been waived. The appellant did not testify nor offer any defense.
Appellant contends that his motion to suppress the evidence because it was obtained incident to an unlawful arrest, was erroneously overruled by the trial court and that the evidence is not sufficient to support the conviction.
Howell, a narcotics agent for the Texas Department of Public Safety, had a conversation with a reliable…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Husty v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Eisenhauer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Frazier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Archer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
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