Rogue v. State

MlKELL, Judge.

Miguel Angel Rogue was charged by accusation with possession of cocaine after the contraband was found in his wallet during a traffic stop of the vehicle in which Rogue was a passenger. Rogue filed a motion to suppress, contending that his consent to the search of his wallet was invalid because it was preceded by an illegal pat-down of Rogue’s person. Following a hearing at which both the arresting officer and Rogue testified, the trial court denied the motion. The court found that Rogue voluntarily consented to the officer’s search of his wallet and that his consent was not the…