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Daniels v. State

Citations

  • 600 S.W.2d 813
  • 1980 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1199

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  • holding inventory search valid that took place before actual towing of the vehicle, based on conclusion that physical location of lawfully impounded vehicle is irrelevant
  • holding circumstantial evidence legally and factually sufficient where witnesses testified seeing Daniels with murder weapon, Daniels admitted to witnesses to killing victim, and police found murder weapon under Daniels' car seat
  • passengers did not have operators’ licenses and both the defendant’s identity and the vehicle’s owner were in doubt
  • passengers did not have operators' licenses and both the defendant's identity and the vehicle's owner were in doubt
  • passengers did not have operators' licenses and both the defendant's identity and the vehicle's owner were in doubt

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Judges: Phillips, Davis, Dally

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