Leal v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of the offense of possession of marihuana in a quantity of more than 200 but less than 2,000 pounds. Punishment was assessed at 12 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. His conviction was affirmed by the Thirteenth Court of Appeals. Leal v. State, 736 S.W.2d 907 (TexApp. — Corpus Christi 1987).

The pertinent facts are as set out by the court of appeals in its opinion, id., at 908-09. That court rejected appellant’s claim his pretrial motion to suppress evidence should have been granted, holding, inter alia,…