Legal Opinion
State v. Ross
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided July 22, 1999No. 14-98-00680-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD H. EDELMAN, Justice.
The State of Texas appeals an order suppressing all of the evidence surrounding the arrest of Rodney Dee Ross on the grounds that: (1) probable cause existed to arrest Ross; (2) the arresting officer was acting under his community caretaking function in detaining Ross; and (3) reasonable suspicion existed for Ross’s detention. We affirm.
Background
According to the uncontroverted evidence in this case, around 12:50 a.m. on November 1, 1997, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (“TABC”) agents arrived at a bar in Austin County, to conduct a routine inspection.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Woods v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- State v. BallardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Loserth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Vargas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
- State v. Arriaga, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1999
- State v. West, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2000
- Sweeney v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1999
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