McDonald v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

BERCHELMANN, Judge.

Appellant, Bert McDonald, was convicted of possession of cocaine and sentenced to twenty-five years’ imprisonment. On direct appeal, the Court of Appeals for the Twelfth Supreme Judicial District reversed appellant’s conviction, based upon the State’s warrantless search of appellant’s liquor establishment. McDonald v. State, 768 S.W.2d 813 (Tex.App.—Tyler, 1988). We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in reaching that conclusion. We will reverse the Court of…