Legal Opinion
Villalobos v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided July 29, 1999No. 08-98-00300-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUSAN LARSEN, Justice.
Antonio Villalobos pleaded guilty to possession of heroin, subject to his appeal of the trial court’s denial of his suppression motion. In four closely related issues, he challenges that ruling. We find there was no probable cause for the warrantless arrest and search here. We therefore reverse and remand.
FACTS
On April 16,1998, El Paso police officers Benjamin Jackson and Albert Madrid were working an area of downtown El Paso which contains a swap meét, a known drug trafficking spot. Jackson and Madrid were working undercover, and around 3:30 p.m., they watched…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Calloway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
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