Legal Opinion
State of Texas v. Stevens, Cory A.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 3, 2007No. PD-0226-06Published
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-0226-06
THE STATE OF TEXAS
v.
CORY A. STEVENS, Appellee
ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
BRAZORIA COUNTY
Cochran, J., filed a concurring opinion in which Keasler and Hervey, JJ., joined.
O P I N I O N
I agree with the majority opinion as far as it goes. But it might appear to be based upon the premise that the doctrine of collateral estoppel applies to a finding of probable cause on a pretrial motion to suppress evidence. That is a premise that I do not necessarily accept. And it is a threshold issue that…