Legal Opinion
Welch v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 18, 2002No. 875-01PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEASLER, J.,
delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.
After pulling Phoebe Welch over for speeding, Officer Ronald Mann asked her permission to search her truck. While never explicitly refusing, she never consented. She was arrested on an outstanding warrant and requested that the car be turned over to her companion, a passenger in the truck. The passenger, Geneva “Ginger” Hirsch, subsequently consented to a search of the truck. We must determine whether that consent was valid. We conclude that it was.
I. Facts
Phoebe Welch was speeding through west Texas at 72 mph at 1:00 a.m. when…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Carmouche v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by79 opinions
- Hubert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
- State v. RodriguezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
- Moreno v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- State of Texas v. Copeland, ShirleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
74 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.