Clarence Randall Merrill v. State

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS CLARENCE RANDALL MERRILL, § No. 08-09-00216-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § 355th District Court § THE STATE OF TEXAS, of Hood County, Texas § Appellee. (TC# CR11047) § OPINION On appeal, Appellant challenges the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence discovered during the course of a pat-down search. Following a jury trial, Appellant was convicted for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, more than four (4) grams but less than 200 grams. Appellant was sentenced by the jury at 99 years’ in the Texas…