Legal Opinion
Goudeau v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided November 9, 2006No. 14-05-00946-CRPublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ADELE HEDGES, Chief Justice.
I. Background
The relevant facts were established at the motion to suppress hearing through the sole witness, Officer Christopher Hernandez. At approximately 12:52 a.m. on April 7, 2005, Officer Hernandez was traveling northbound on Crosby Lynchberg Road, in Harris County, when he passed appellant, Reginald Wayne Goodeau. Officer Hernandez noticed that appellant’s vehicle had no front license plate. He then turned around and initiated a traffic stop of appellant’s vehicle.
Appellant was alone in his vehicle, a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino which had a rear license…
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