Legal Opinion
Turrubiate, Marcos
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 10, 2013No. PD-0388-12Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-0388-12
MARCOS TURRUBIATE, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS
BEXAR COUNTY
2Opinion of the Court · AlcalaAlcala, J., joined by Price, Womack, Johnson, Keasler, Hervey, and Cochran, J.J.,
Keller, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion. Meyers, J., did not participate.
O P I N I O N In deciding this petition for discretionary review filed by the State, we address what constitutes exigent circumstances permitting police officers to enter a home without a warrant. We agree with the holding by the court of appeals that probable cause to believe that illegal drugs are in a home coupled with an odor of…
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- State v. KellyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
- Estrada v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2005
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