Legal Opinion

Anderson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 2, 1971No. 43799PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is possession of marihuana; the punishment, assessed by the court, two (2) years.

In his second and third grounds of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress evidence regarding the search and finding of the marihuana and that the trial court erred in admitting such evidence before the jury. He contends that the search of his person was made without probable cause. The testimony of Officer B. L. Alcorn showed that, as he was sitting in his automobile at 10:55 p. m., a confidential informer came up to the car.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Almendarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. Rangel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Carranco v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Buitron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Quilice v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1981
  4. Quilice v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1981

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