Legal Opinion
McGee v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 23, 2003No. 1408-00PublishedCited by 375 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
joined by KELLER, P.J., and WOMACK and HERYEY, JJ., and joined in part by JOHNSON, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ.
Danny Joe McGee argues that the crack cocaine retrieved from between his buttocks during a visual body cavity inspection should have been suppressed because it was the product of a warrantless arrest and the fruit of an unconstitutional search. We disagree.
Statement of Facts
The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the trial court’s ruling,1 showed that on December 20, 1997, Officer Rowan received a tip from a concerned citizen that McGee and two other men were selling…
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