White v. State

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

Lester White appeals a conviction for possession of cocaine. A jury found him guilty and, based on this verdict and two previous felony convictions, the court sentenced him to twenty-five years incarceration.

White contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress evidence obtained by an unlawful search and seizure. Specifically, White contends that he was detained in violation of Article I, § 9 of the Texas Constitution and the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and, therefore, the evidence obtained as a result of…