Legal Opinion
Gords v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided February 6, 1992No. 05-91-00645-CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAPLAN, Justice.
The trial court convicted Derrick Fitzgerald Gords of possession with the intent to deliver cocaine. The court assessed punishment at eight years’ confinement. Appellant contends that the police searched his car in violation of his federal and state constitutional rights and that the cocaine recovered during that search was inadmissible. We agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Dallas police officer Teresa Ward testified that on the evening of December 12, 1990, she and her partner, Susan Millard, were sitting in a parking lot filling out a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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