SCHMIDT v. STATE

No. 67294.

659 S.W.2d 420 (1983)

Dennis John SCHMIDT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Lewis, Dumas, for appellant.

Barry E. Blackwell, Dist. Atty., Dumas, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for possession of cocaine. The punishment was assessed at 20 years imprisonment.

Appellant challenges the validity of the search warrant used by police officers who searched his automobile and seized the cocaine which was found inside a locked suitcase in the locked trunk. Appellant contends the affidavit on which the search warrant was based is defective. Therefore, he contends, admission...

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