Nuttall v. State

Wade Lee Nuttall (appellant) appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Via three issues, he contends the trial court erred by failing to grant his motion to suppress because: 1) he did not give consent to search his person; 2) the search did not qualify as a pat-down; and, 3) he was unlawfully detained. We affirm.

Standard of Review

The applicable standard of review is well settled and need not be reiterated. Instead, we cite the parties to Carmouche v. State, 10 S.W.3d 323, 327 (Tex.Crim.App.2000) for an explanation of same.

Background

Viewing the evidence in a light most…