Legal Opinion

Sullivan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 12, 1978No. 53324Published

1Opinion

OPINION ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

ONION, Presiding Judge.

The State, with leave of this court, has filed a motion for rehearing in which the State argues that this court erred in holding that the trial court should have granted appellant’s motion to suppress. We agree with the State’s contention.

The uncontroverted evidence in the record before us reveals that appellant, some fourteen hours after the murder of L. C. Reagor, was observed by a policeman standing about four feet in front of a parked brown Cadillac. The policeman recognized the appellant and sought to arrest him on a warrant…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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