Legal Opinion
State v. Derrow
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided September 24, 1998No. 01-97-01005-CRPublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TAFT, Justice.
Appellee, Michael Derrow, was charged with possession of cocaine, weighing more than four grams and less than 200 grams, with intent to manufacture or deliver. Ap-pellee filed a motion to suppress evidence. Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court granted the motion, and the State appealed. 1 We address whether the person to whom something is handed, in an apparent attempt to hide it from approaching officers, may give consent to a search of it. We reverse.
Facts
The facts, as found by the trial court, are as follows. On March 20,1995, Harris County Sheriff’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by71 opinions
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