Legal Opinion
Worthey v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 6, 1991No. 1190-89PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
WHITE, Judge.
Appellant, Sandra Faye Worthey, was charged with the offense of possession of methamphetamine under the Texas Controlled Substances Act, Art. 4476-15, § 4.02(b)(6), V.A.C.S. (repealed 1989). 1 After a pretrial motion to suppress the search was denied, appellant plead guilty. The trial court found appellant guilty and assessed punishment at six years in the Texas Department of Corrections. 2
The Fourth Court of Appeals reversed the trial court, holding that the police officer lacked probable cause to search the interior of…
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