Legal Opinion

Curtis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 12, 1975No. 49520PublishedCited by 72 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is possession of marihuana; the punishment, four years.

Initially, appellant claims the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction.

The record reflects that upon entering appellant’s Austin apartment, pursuant to a search warrant, officers heard loud music and smelled marihuana. Upon entering the living room, they saw appellant and four others seated in a circle on the living room floor. A manila envelope containing marihuana, as well as an ashtray containing a marihuana cigarette butt, was found near the center of the circle. They discovered a sixth…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Culmore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Adair v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Hoagland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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3Cited by72 opinions

  1. McGoldrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  2. McCullough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  3. Cude v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975

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