Mendez v. State

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

After his motion to suppress evidence was overruled, appellant pled guilty to possessing heroin. The trial court followed the plea agreement and assessed punishment at five years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.

In two points of error, appellant asserts the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the police stop of the vehicle, in which he was a passenger, was without probable cause and was pretextual, in violation of both the United States and Texas Constitutions.

Houston Police Officers Cinco and Reyna testified they stopped the car in which appellant…