Pickens v. State

BRIAN QUINN, Justice.

Robert Pickens (appellant) appeals his conviction for evading detention through four issues. The first two concern whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence while the last two involve the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence underlying the jury’s verdict. We affirm the judgment.

Background

While returning from a call and at around 9:00 a.m., Officer Calvillo observed a pickup truck parked in an alley behind a house. It was raining, misty, and cloudy at the time, and no one was seen around the vehicle. The officer nonetheless continued…