Staley v. State

OPINION ON REMAND

DON BURGESS, Justice.

Cary Staley appealed his conviction by a jury of possession of crack cocaine. Staley pleaded true to a prior conviction and the jury assessed punishment at fifteen years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division and a fine of $6,000. Staley presented a single point of error on appeal alleging the trial court erred in failing to suppress certain evidence. We reversed the conviction and remanded for a new trial. Staley v. State, 952 S.W.2d 590 (Tex.App. — Beaumont 1997). The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed…