Padgett v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

This is a conviction for driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, on a plea of nolo contendere before the trial court.

Appellant pleaded after denial of his pretrial motion to suppress evidence obtained by peace officers upon stopping appellant at a police roadblock, detaining him and investigating his sobriety. The court of appeals found the initial stop was not authorized by law, and reversed the judgment. Padgett v. State, 723 S.W.2d 780 (Tex.App. — Dallas 1987). 1

However, lurking throughout the appellate process is a question of whether…