Legal Opinion

CONTRARAS v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided March 25, 2010No. 07-09-00289-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES T. CAMPBELL, Justice.

Appellant Juan Luis Contraras appeals from his conviction for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and the resulting sentence of ten years of imprisonment. Through one issue, appellant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. We agree, reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the cause to the trial court.

Background

On August 13, 2009, appellant plead guilty to possession of methamphetamine, with intent to deliver, in an amount of four grams or more but less than 200 grams. 1 On August 17, 2009, the trial…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Wiede v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
  5. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Crawford v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2011
  2. United States v. Cecilio Broca-MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  3. State v. JB Daniel, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2014
  4. Ellis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  5. Brayan Josue Oliva-Arita v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2015

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