Legal Opinion

State v. Garcia

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided August 10, 2000No. 14-00-00354-CRPublishedCited by 85 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KEM THOMPSON FROST, Justice.

In this accelerated appeal, the State of Texas challenges the trial court’s suppression of all evidence obtained during the investigative detention leading to the ap-pellees’ arrests. In its sole point of error, the State argues that there was sufficient reasonable suspicion to justify an investigative detention in this case. We agree and, for the reasons set out below, we reverse the trial court’s order.

BACKGROUND

Appellees Andrew Garcia, Sean Robert Arterburn, and Fernando Ramos were arrested and charged with possession of more than two but less than four…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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3Cited by85 opinions

  1. Brother v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
  2. Pipkin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2003
  3. State v. Fudge, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  4. State v. Griffey, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
  5. Hawes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2002

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