Legal Opinion

Pfeiffer v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 18, 2012No. PD-1234-11PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.

KELLER, P.J. and PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY and ALCALA, JJ., joined.

After the trial judge denied his motion to suppress methamphetamine found during a traffic stop, appellant pled guilty to its possession pursuant to a plea bargain. He then appealed the trial judge’s suppression ruling. The court of appeals reversed, finding that the officer lacked reasonable suspicion to continue to detain appellant until a drug dog was brought to the scene.1 The court also declined to address what it called a “cross-appeal” because the State failed to file its own no*597tice of appeal.2 We…

3Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Olivo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  2. Slaton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  3. Mizell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
  4. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  5. Pena v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006

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4Cited by82 opinions

  1. Manley Dewayne Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2012
  2. Ferguson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2014
  3. Kelvin Houston A/K/A Kevin Houston v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2013
  4. Marisol Priego v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2015
  5. Belle v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018

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