Legal Opinion

Bacon v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 10, 1988No. B14-88-155-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance, namely, heroin. Punishment was assessed at seventeen years. We affirm.

Captain Larry Bullard of the City of Freeport Police Department and Ms. Deborah Waller investigated her husband’s death from an overdose of heroin. On May 16,1984 Officer Bullard used Ms. Waller as a potential buyer of heroin from appellant in a “controlled buy.” Before executing the plan, officers strip-searched Ms. Waller and searched her car to insure no drugs were in her possession. Ms. Waller drove to appellant’s house, located…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. David W. McKay v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Landry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Koller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  5. Angel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Cantelon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  2. Jarnigan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  3. Gonzalez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  4. Thomas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1993
  5. Land v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1994

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