Legal Opinion

Elrod v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 4, 2017No. 06-17-00081-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Burgess

After the trial court denied his motion to suppress, Lincoln Dale Elrod pled guilty to having possessed less than two ounces of marihuana. The trial court found the evidence supported Elrod’s guilt, but deferred a finding of guilt and placed him on community supervision for a period of twelve months. Elrod appeals, maintaining that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress. For the reasons below, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

I. Background

Prior to entering his guilty plea, Elrod filed a motion to suppress arguing that Brown did not have…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Carmouche v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Antonio M. San Juan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2020
  2. State of Iowa v. Myranda Marie RinconSupreme Court of Iowa · 2022
  3. State v. David Pena, III, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2019

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