Stewart v. State

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from the conviction of the offense of possession of cocaine. The punishment is imprisonment for two years. The imposition of sentence was suspended and probation was granted.

The appellant asserts that the cocaine was obtained as a result of an unlawful search made in violation of appellant’s constitutional rights.

The appellant was observed in a supermarket placing a steak and a bottle of bath oil in her purse. She left the store without paying for these items. She was apprehended and placed in custody of a City of Austin police officer who had been…