State v. Maldonado

OPINION

SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.

This is a State’s appeal from the trial court’s granting of a motion to suppress evidence. Appellee, Sergio Maldonado, was charged with possession of less than one gram of a controlled substance. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.115 (Vernon Supp.2004). Maldonado filed a motion to suppress, contending that the evidence seized in connection with his detention and arrest was seized without a valid warrant, probable cause, or other lawful authority, thereby violating his federal and state constitutional rights. The trial court granted Maldonado’s motion…