Legal Opinion
State v. Ruelas
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided October 6, 2010No. 08-09-00091-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Chief Justice.
The State of Texas appeals the trial court’s grant of Appellee’s motion to suppress. The State argues the law enforcement officer had sufficient reasonable suspicion to stop and detain Appellee based on evidence established at the suppression hearing.
El Paso Police Officer Jaime Esparza testified that he was patrolling along Pais-ano Street in the early morning hours of May 2, 2008, when he saw a red vehicle turn left from Santa Fe Street onto the westbound lane of Paisano. The officer stopped the vehicle for failure to signal intent of a lane…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Amador v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. Lindsey Nichole Houghton, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
- Santos Salinas Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2015
- State v. Lindsey Nichole Houghton, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2012
- State v. Ruelas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2010
- Tyler Lee Miller v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2021