Legal Opinion
Joseph v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 19, 2017No. 14-15-00965-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Ken Wise, Justice
Two police officers arrested appellant Charles Richard Joseph for operating a motor vehicle without possessing his license. See Tex. Transp. Code § 521.025. They searched his car and found a baggie of cocaine. Appellant asked why he was being arrested, and an officer showed him the cocaine. In response, appellant said the cocaine was his and he bought it thirty minutes beforehand.
A jury found appellant guilty of possessing a controlled substance—cocaine weighing less than one gram. See Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 481.102(3)(D), 481.115(a)-(b). Appellant challenges his…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Jarvis Domonique Howard v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2021