Legal Opinion

State v. Phyllis Jean Whittington

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided March 6, 2013No. 04-12-00365-CRPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

Catherine STONE, Chief Justice.

Phyllis Whittington was charged with driving while intoxicated. After a hearing, the trial court granted Whittington’s mo tion to suppress evidence of the arrest and the patrol-car videotape. On appeal, the State challenges the trial court’s rulings regarding: (1) the point at which Whitting-ton was arrested; (2) the identification and corroboration of the informant; and (3) the existence of probable cause to arrest Whit-tington. Because we reverse the trial court’s determination on the timing of Whittington’s arrest, we will remand to the…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  4. Bradley Alan Depoy v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2014
  5. Earl James Otter v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2019

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