Crittenden v. State

Believing judicial convenience should not be the controlling factor when determining whether the Texas Constitution provides greater protection than the United States Constitution, I dissent.1

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A pretext arrest occurs when an individual is validly stopped or arrested for one offense only because law enforcement officials desire to investigate that individual for a different offense — i.e., an offense for which they do not have valid legal grounds to stop and arrest. Garcia v. State, 827 S.W.2d 937, 939-940 (Tex.Cr.App.1992).

In Black v. State, 739 S.W.2d 240 (Tex.Cr.App.1987), homicide…