Legal Opinion
Villarreal v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided September 15, 1993No. 13-92-502-CR, 13-92-503-CRPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KENNEDY, Justice.
A jury found Carlos and Janeen Villarreal guilty of possession of cocaine. The court sentenced each of them to eight years’ confinement. The court probated the confinement for eight years and assessed a $500 fine against each. The Villarreals appeal by five points of error. We reverse and acquit.
Acting on a tip from a confidential informant that Carlos Villarreal and Phillip Castaneda were selling cocaine from Villarreal’s home, the Cameron County Drug Task Force (“agency”) began periodic surveillance on the Villarreal home. They witnessed different persons stopping by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Penagraph v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- McGoldrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Benson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Ramirez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
- Vargas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1994
- Armstrong v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
- Green v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1995
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