Legal Opinion
State of Texas v. Bell, Mark Steven
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 23, 2012No. PD-0025-12Published
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NOS. PD-0025-12 & 0026-12
THE STATE OF TEXAS
v.
MARK STEVEN BELL, Appellee
ON APPELLEE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
HARRIS COUNTY
2Per curiam
Appellee was employed by Simon Management Associates as the property manager for the Galleria Shopping Mall in Houston. He was charged with unauthorized discharge of industrial waste after a pressure-washing contractor allegedly discharged contaminated water while cleaning the Galleria Mall's underground parking garages. Appellee filed a motion to suppress evidence, which the trial judge…