Legal Opinion
State v. Castleberry
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 2, 2011No. PD-0354-10PublishedCited by 196 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, and HERVEY, JJ., joined.
Early one May morning in 2008, Officer Barrett was patrolling an urban area where recent burglaries had occurred. He approached Cory Castleberry and another man walking behind a closed business and asked them for identification. Castleberry then reached for his waistband, and Officer Barrett told him to raise his hands. Cast-leberry reached in his waistband and threw down a baggie of cocaine. We must decide whether the cocaine was admissible. We conclude that it was.
Background
The State charged Castleberry with…
3Cases cited27 opinions
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- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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