Legal Opinion

State of Texas v. Copeland, Shirley

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 8, 2013No. PD-1340-12Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-1340-12

THE STATE OF TEXAS

v.

SHIRLEY COPELAND, Appellee

ON THE STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE THIRTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS

VICTORIA COUNTY

Alcala, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which Keller, P.J., Price, Womack, Johnson, Keasler, Hervey, and Cochran, JJ., joined. Meyers, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Illinois v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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