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ALCORTA v. STATE

No. 10-85-097-CR.

699 S.W.2d 605 (1985)

Ignacio ALCORTA, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

September 26, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gustavo L. Acevedo, Laredo, for appellant.

Robert W. Gage, Fairfield, for appellee.

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Defendant Alcorta from a conviction for possession of marihuana for which he was assessed 35 years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and fined $10,000.

On November 11, 1984, Officer David Eldridge of the Texas Department of Public Safety stopped Defendant for exceeding the speed limit on Interstate 45 in Freestone County. Officer Eldridge clocked Defendant at 68 m.p.h. in a 55...

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