Legal Opinion
State v. West
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided June 20, 2000No. 05-99-00910-CRPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KERRY P. FITZGERALD, Justice.
At issue in this appeal is whether it is reasonable for a police officer to arrest an individual based only on his commission of the traffic offense of failure to wear a seat belt. During a search incident to appellee Dennis Vincent West’s arrest for a seat belt violation, a police officer discovered marijuana on appellee’s person. As a result, appellee was charged with possession of marijuana. 1 He filed a motion to suppress, which the trial court granted. The State appeals the trial court’s granting of appellee’s motion to suppress. We conclude that…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Manzi v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Adams v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007
- Sheldon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2003
- Richards v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
- State v. Morales, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010
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