Legal Opinion
Matthews, Cornelious L.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 11, 2014No. PD-1341-13PublishedCited by 125 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HERVEY and ALCALA, JJ., joined.
Appellant was charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine. He filed a pre-trial motion to suppress the crack cocaine that officers found during a warrant-less search of a van that appellant had borrowed. After hearing the evidence, the trial judge ruled that appellant’s original detention was reasonable and that he lacked standing to challenge the search of the van. A jury then found appellant guilty and sentenced him to twenty-two years in prison. The court of appeals affirmed,…
3Cases cited50 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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