Mixon v. State

OPINION

Ken Wise, Justice

After the trial court denied appellant’s motion 'to suppress, he pleaded guilty to possessing a controlléd substance. Appellant contends that the trial court erred by denying the. motion. We affirm because appellant does not challenge on appeal a theory of law applicable to the case— whether a search of appellant was conducted incident to a valid arrest.

I. Background

A police officer was the sole witness at the suppression hearing. He testified that he found appellant lying on the side of the road. The officer stopped his car to do a welfare check. The officer thought…