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Garcia v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 9, 1971
472 S.W.2d 516 (Tex. Crim. App. 1971)

Opinion

No. 44240.

November 9, 1971.

Appeal from the 183rd Judicial District Court, Harris County, Joseph M. Guarino, J.

John W. O'Dowd, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and Dan McCairns, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION


This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of heroin where the punishment was assessed at 8 years. The trial was before the court upon a plea of not guilty following the filing of a jury waiver.

Appellant's two grounds of error are as follows:

"I

"The trial court reversibly erred in overruling appellant's motion to suppress evidence.

"II

"The trial court reversibly erred in admitting into evidence a legally insufficient search warrant and in admitting contraband illegally obtained by virtue of said search warrant.'

It appears from the brief that it is really appellant's contention that the affidavit upon which the search warrant was based did not reflect probable cause. Appellant cites Aguilar v. United States, 378 U.S. 108, 84 S.Ct. 1509, 12 L.Ed.2d 723 (1964), and Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410, 89 S.Ct. 584, 21 L.Ed.2d 637 (1969).

We observe that the affidavit in question is substantially the same as those held sufficient to reflect upon probable cause in Acosta v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 403 S.W.2d 434; Gonzales v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 410 S.W.2d 435, cert. den. 387 U.S. 925, 87 S.Ct. 2044, 18 L.Ed.2d 982; Bosley v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 414 S.W.2d 468; Aguilar v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 444 S.W.2d 935; Brown v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 437 S.W.2d 828, cert. den. 393 U.S. 1089, 89 S.Ct. 850, 21 L.Ed.2d 782; O'Quinn v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 462 S.W.2d 583. See also Gonzales v. Beto, Acosta v. Beto, 5 Cir., 425 F.2d 963.

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Garcia v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 9, 1971
472 S.W.2d 516 (Tex. Crim. App. 1971)
Case details for

Garcia v. State

Case Details

Full title:Cruz G. GARCIA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Nov 9, 1971

Citations

472 S.W.2d 516 (Tex. Crim. App. 1971)