Legal Opinion

Billy Joe Hamilton v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)

Decided August 31, 2007No. 03-06-00729-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-06-00729-CR

Billy Joe Hamilton, Appellant

v.

The State of Texas, Appellee

FROM THE COUNTY COURT OF COKE COUNTY, TEXAS

NO. 06-4123, HONORABLE ROY BLAIR, JUDGE PRESIDING

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

After he unsuccessfully moved to suppress evidence of marihuana discovered by law enforcement during a warrantless vehicle search incident to a traffic stop, Billy Joe Hamilton pleaded no contest to a charge of possessing a usable quantity of marihuana in an amount of two ounces or less, a Class B misdemeanor, and was convicted. See Tex. Health &…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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