Harrison v. State

Citation196 S.W.2d 933
Decision Date23 October 1946
Docket NumberNo. 23435.,23435.
PartiesHARRISON v. STATE.
CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Appeal from Taylor County Court; Wiley Caffey, Judge.

Earnest Harrison was convicted of possessing for purpose of sale liquor in violation of law and he appeals.

Reversed and cause remanded.

Reid & Reid, of Abilene, for appellant.

Ernest S. Goens, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Earnest Harrison was convicted on a charge that he had in his possession for the purpose of sale liquor, in violation of law, in Taylor County, Texas. He was assessed a fine of $100.

It appears that the search warrant was for a described apartment on the north side in a duplex at 1012 Cedar Street, and that the name of the occupant as well as a description of him were unknown. The officers testifying to the search warrant and presenting the whisky seized by them said that they secured it from a search of the premises situated at 1016 Cedar Street. Whether this number is the north apartment in a duplex and fits the description given in detail in the search warrant, so as to identify it, is not revealed. For that reason we think that the objection to the evidence as to the fruits of the search should have been sustained and that an instructed verdict should have been given on the ground of the variance thus revealed. See Balch v. State, 134 Tex.Cr.R. 327, 115 S.W.2d 676, in which we find a very exhaustive and pointed discussion of the question in an opinion by Judge Christian.

Because of the variance pointed out, the judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause is remanded.

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  • Haynes v. State, 44217
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
    • December 14, 1971
    ...specificity is met in the warrant. McCormick v. State, supra; Childress v. State, 163 Tex.Cr.R. 467, 294 S.W.2d 110; Harrison v. State, 149 Tex.Cr.R. 513, 196 S.W.2d 933; Rhodes v. State, We find that the directions to the officers were sufficient to guide them to the place to be searched a......
  • Cannady v. State, 60773
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
    • June 20, 1979
    ...will not authorize a search of some other street number. Ervin v. State, 165 Tex.Cr.R. 391, 307 S.W.2d 955 (1957); Harrison v. State, 149 Tex.Cr.R. 513, 196 S.W.2d 933 (1946); Balch v. State, 134 Tex.Cr.R. 327, 115 S.W.2d 676 (1938). However, even if we assume that appellant's tool box was ......
  • Olivas v. State, 08-81-00035-CR
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Texas
    • March 17, 1982
    ...of the discrepancy, and no basis in the warrant for relating the averments to the actual search site. In Harrison v. State, 149 Tex.Cr.R. 513, 196 S.W.2d 933 (1946), and Rumfolo v. State, 535 S.W.2d 16 (Tex.Civ.App.-Houston (14th Dist.) ), rev'd on other grounds, 545 S.W.2d 752 (Tex.1976), ......
  • Tate v. State, 23427.
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
    • October 23, 1946

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