Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided September 20, 2001No. 14-00-01356-CRPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YATES, Justice.
A jury convicted appellant, Willie Smith, of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and sentenced him to 50 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. Finding the State failed to demonstrate the police had reasonable suspicion for the stop which led to the discovery of the controlled substance, we reverse and remand.
I. Background
On April 10, 2000, Wayland Rawls of the Brazos Valley Narcotics Trafficking Task Force (“the Task Force”) relayed information to Brian Bachmann, also with the Task Force, about a call Rawls…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
23 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by33 opinions
- Willeford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Blevins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Israel Joe Ibarra v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2015
- State v. Albert Tyrone BernardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2016
- Luciano Vargas Padilla v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2015
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.