Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 8, 1997No. 01-96-00620-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NUCHIA, Justice.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of murder and assessed punishment of life in prison. He appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On July 11, 1994, the family of Melissa Cavender contacted the Santa Fe Police Department and reported her missing. Melissa’s car was located in the parking lot of Lit’l Red’s pub, located on Highway 646 near Santa Fe. The Santa Fe Police Department turned it over to the Galveston County Sheriffs Department because the pub was outside their jurisdiction. The investigators assigned to the ease —…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Daniels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Andrew Ramirez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
- D'Ann Ward and D'Gena Thompson v. Kenneth L. Combs and Craig M. Daugherty, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2003
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