State v. Exiga

OPINION

FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Justice.

The State appeals from the trial court’s order granting a motion to suppress filed by appellee, Luis Exiga. See Tex. Code Crim. PROC. Ann. art. 44.01(a)(5) (Vernon Supp.2001). We affirm.

A. STANDARD OF REVIEW

When we review a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress, we are required to give almost total deference to the trial court’s factual determinations which are supported by the record, especially when they are based on an evaluation of credibility and demeanor. Carmouche v. State, 10 S.W.3d 323, 327-28 (Tex.Crim.App.2000); Guzman v. State, 955…