Gabriel v. State

OPINION

JOHN S. ANDERSON, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of theft of $200,000.00 or more and the trial court assessed punishment at forty-five years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division. Appellant raises four issues on appeal. In his first three issues, appellant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because (1) evidence was obtained in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights when police officers conducted a warrantless search of garbage left outside his residence, (2) evidence was obtained in violation of his Fourth…