Legal Opinion
Brother v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 8, 2002No. 2-01-193-CRPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAM J. DAY, Justice.
Thomas Eric Brother, Jr. appeals from his conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI). In four points on appeal, appellant complains that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress because the arresting officer had no authority to make a Terry 1 stop to investigate whether appellant was driving while intoxicated, no authority to make a warrantless arrest, and no authority to stop or arrest appellant outside the City of Hurst. We affirm.
Background Facts
Around midnight on October 19, 2000, Debbie Spencer was driving herself and four coworkers home from…
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