Salazar v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.

Florencio Salazar, Jr. appeals his conviction for possession of a deadly weapon in a penal institution. In one issue, Salazar contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence. According to Salazar, his due process rights were violated by law enforcement officers destroying potentially exculpatory evidence consisting of a videotape of the prison riot in which he was involved and upon which the charge against him was based. Finding no error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

We review the trial court’s…