Legal Opinion

Clay Benton v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided January 26, 2012No. 02-11-00022-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

02-11-022-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 02-11-00022-CR

Clay Benton

APPELLANT

V

The State of Texas

STATE

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FROM THE 211th District Court OF Denton COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

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I. Introduction

In a single point, Appellant Clay Benton appeals his conviction of possession of a controlled substance, less than one gram. We affirm.

II. Factual and Procedural Background

Benton negotiated a plea bargain and entered a plea of guilty in exchange for six months’ confinement in state jail after the trial court denied his motion to suppress. In his motion to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Amador v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
  4. Arizona v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. Estrada v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005

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