Legal Opinion

Darin Prejean v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided March 10, 2011No. 02-10-00316-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

02-10-316-CR

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 02-10-00316-CR

Darin Prejean

APPELLANT

V

The State of Texas

STATE

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FROM County Criminal Court No. 5 OF Denton COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

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Appellant Darin Prejean appeals his conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI).[2] In one point, he argues that the arresting officer did not have legal justification to initiate a traffic stop and that the trial court therefore erred by denying his motion to suppress. We affirm.

Background Facts

On an early morning in November 2009, Flower Mound Police Department…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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