Waters v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Waters v. State, 314 S.W.2d 831 (Tex. Crim. App. 1958)
1958 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 4907
Belcher

Waters v. State

Opinion of the Court

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for the possession of policy paraphernalia; the punishment, sixty days in jail.

The state in its brief filed in this cause confesses error and admits that the arrest of the appellant was unlawful and the evidence on which this conviction rests was *832obtained as the result of an illegal search following the arrest. We agree.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Opinion approved by the Court.

Reference

Full Case Name
Louisa WATERS v. STATE
Status
Published