Legal Opinion

Nickerson v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided May 11, 1983No. 05-81-01300-CRPublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STOREY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of over four ounces of marihuana. In three grounds of error, appellant complains of (1) the seizure of two bags of marihuana from the trunk of the car he drove, (2) the prosecutor’s jury argument concerning appellant’s intended distribution of the contraband, and (3) the sufficiency of the evidence to connect appellant with the marihuana. We affirm.

The record reflects that Officer Watson stopped appellant for having an expired inspection sticker. Appellant immediately exited his car leaving the car door open. After confirming…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  2. Cardenas v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  3. Nickerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. State v. Hopper, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1992
  5. Ross v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988

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