Townsend v. State

OPINION

MIRABAL, Justice.

After the trial court overruled his motion to suppress, appellant, Phil Denver Townsend, plead no contest to a charge of aggravated robbery, and true to two enhancement paragraphs. The trial court found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at 40-years confinement, in accordance with a plea bargain. Appellant now appeals the ruling on his motion to suppress. We affirm.

On April 12,1990, Stephanie Howlett and Carie Olivo, the employees of a retail clothing store called Clothestime, were robbed at gunpoint. On May 9, 1990, appellant was taken to the Cypresswood police…