Vincent Lamon Williams v. State

OPINION

Kem Thompson Frost, Chief Justice

Appellant Vincent Lamon Williams challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized from a house he claimed to have been occupying under an oral lease. Appellant argues that the police officer’s actions in removing him from the residence, and searching the residence, violated his rights guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 9 of the Texas Constitution. We affirm the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion to suppress.

Factual and Procedural Background

While incarcerated,…