Legal Opinion
Grissom v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided August 28, 2008No. 06-08-00066-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Chief Justice MORRISS.
When police officer Brian Griffith saw a strange van parked in the Liberty-Eylau Volunteer Fire Department’s parking lot, he had three different reactions. Griffith noticed that the van was blocking the firehouse garage’s bay doors, thereby preventing a fire truck from exiting, even in an emergency. Griffith also thought it was possible that the motorist was having engine trouble and needed assistance. Griffith also remembered his recent investigation of copper thefts in the immediate area. Griffith decided to investigate.
That investigation eventually…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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