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Gonzalez v. State

Citations

  • 588 S.W.2d 355
  • 1979 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1605

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that no illegal search had occurred when officers approached front and back doors of residence in an attempt to contact residents
  • finding that game warden’s initial action in approaching back door after receiving no response at front door did not constitute a search
  • recognizing constitutional protection of curtilage by holding that “the private property immediately adjacent to a home is entitled to the same protection against unreasonable search and seizure as the home itself”
  • recognizing constitutional protection of curtilage by holding that “the private property immediately adjacent to a home is entitled to the same protection against unreasonable search and seizure as the home itself”
  • recognizing constitutional protection of curtilage by holding that “the private property immediately adjacent to a home is entitled to the same protection against unreasonable search and seizure as the home itself”
  • describing curtilage as the land immediately surrounding and associated with the house

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Judges: Douglas, Davis, Dally

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