Spencer v. State

Decision Date25 June 1952
Docket NumberNo. 25888,25888
Citation250 S.W.2d 199,157 Tex.Crim. 496
PartiesSPENCER v. STATE.
CourtTexas Court of Criminal Appeals

No attorney for appellant.

Raymond E. Magee, County Atty., Galveston, and George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

This is a conviction for possessing marijuana; the punishment, two years in the penitentiary.

Two cigarettes of marijuana were found in appellant's possession.

It is contended that such evidence was obtained as a result of the illegal arrest and unauthorized search of appellant's person.

To preserve that question for determination by this court, appellant relies upon his motion to suppress the evidence so obtained. There is no bill of exception showing that appellant objected to the introduction before the jury of the testimony showing the finding of the marijuana.

We have repeatedly held that a motion to suppress evidence because it was illegally obtained or in violation of law is not sufficient to preserve the question for review, and that an objection must be made to the introduction of the evidence at the time it is offered. Anderson v. State, 146 Tex.Cr.R. 222, 172 S.W.2d 310; Bailey v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 248 S.W.2d 144.

The admissibility of the evidence as to the finding of the marijuana is therefore not before us for consideration.

The judgment is affirmed.

Opinion approved by the Court.

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  • Barnes v. State, 36705
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
    • 25 Marzo 1964
    ...in this state. Johnson v. State, 111 Tex.Cr.R. 395, 13 S.W.2d 114; Bailey v. State, 157 Tex.Cr.R. 315, 248 S.W.2d 144; Spencer v. State, 157 Tex.Cr.R. 496, 250 S.W.2d 199; Dominguez v. State, 161 Tex.Cr.R. 124, 275 S.W.2d 677; Gonzales v. State , 361 S.W.2d 393. The motion does not qualify ......
  • Padgett v. State
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
    • 16 Enero 1963
    ...in this state. Johnson v. State, 111 Tex.Cr.R. 395, 13 S.W.2d 114; Bailey v. State, 157 Tex.Cr.R. 315, 248 S.W.2d 144; Spencer v. State, 157 Tex.Cr.R. 496, 250 S.W.2d 199; Dominguez v. State, 161 Tex.Cr.R. 124, 275 S.W.2d 677; Gonzales v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 361 S.W.2d 393. The motion does ......
  • Williams v. State, 30089
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
    • 5 Noviembre 1958
    ...'If the arrest was unlawful, the appellant should have objected to the introduction of the evidence at the time.' In Supencer v. State, 157 Tex.Cr.R. 496, 250 S.W.2d 199, there was a motion to suppress, and we held that it became incumbent upon the accused to object to the introduction of t......

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