MAY v. STATE

Nos. 05-88-00961-CR, 05-88-00962-CR.

780 S.W.2d 866 (1989)

James Edward MAY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

November 2, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted Redington, Dallas, for appellant.

Anne B. Wetherholt, Dallas, for appellee.

Before McCLUNG, THOMAS and OVARD, JJ.


OPINION

THOMAS, Justice.

James Edward May appeals from two convictions of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, to wit: amphetamine. The dispositive issue is whether May's estranged wife, Barbara May, or his step-daughter, Rhonda Nowell, age eighteen, had authority to consent to certain searches of his residence. We conclude that they did not. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's judgments and we...

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