Legal Opinion

Armstrong v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided March 26, 1998No. 03-96-00662-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARL E. DALLY, Justice (Retired).

Appellant Benjamin Armstrong was convicted of the offense of possession of cocaine. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.115(c) (West Supp.1998). Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, the trial court assessed appellant’s punishment at imprisonment for ten years, suspended imposition of sentence, and granted appellant community supervision.

In his sole point of error, appellant asserts that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion to suppress evidence because the evidence was obtained from appellant as a result of his unlawful detention in…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Dominguez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  2. Morrison v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
  3. Brian Ronald Jeffrey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  4. Brian Ronald Jeffrey v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  5. Darren Lee Glaspie v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2019

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