Brown v. State

OPINION

MURPHY, Justice.

Etta Beatrice Brown appeals her conviction of possession of less than twenty-eight grams of cocaine, a controlled substance. Following a bench trial, the trial court assessed a five year suspended sentence and *359a five hundred dollar fine. Appellant brings two points of error challenging the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence obtained during an illegal detention and her motion to quash the indictment. Because we agree that the evidence was seized subsequent to an illegal detention, we reverse.

Appellant was arrested for possession of cocaine by Officer…