Legal Opinion
Oles v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided March 5, 1998No. 01-96-01425-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAFT, Justice.
Appellant pled guilty to murder. The trial court sentenced appellant to 20-years imprisonment in accordance with the plea agreement. Appellant appeals the trial court’s denial of his pretrial motion to suppress evidence. We address an issue of first impression: whether police may test the clothing of a person lawfully arrested for one offense in order to investigate that person’s involvement in another offense. We affirm.
Facts
After being found at the scene of a murder, appellant was detained for questioning as a witness to the murder. While appellant was in custody, a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Oles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Hollin v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
- Vicioso v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2001
- Alonzo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2002
- In the Matter of R. J. H.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2000
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