Legal Opinion

John Crittenden v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided April 14, 1993No. 03-91-00581-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS,

AT AUSTIN

NO. 3-91-581-CR

JOHN CRITTENDEN,

APPELLANT

vs.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

APPELLEE

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 331ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 91-2720, HONORABLE BOB PERKINS, JUDGE PRESIDING

Appellant John Crittenden was convicted of possession of a controlled substance, heroin, in an amount less that twenty-eight grams. Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.115 (West 1992). After his pretrial motion to suppress evidence was overruled, appellant waived trial by jury and entered a plea of nolo contendere to the indictment in a bench trial.…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Romero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  5. Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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