Legal Opinion

Grisso v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided July 30, 2008No. 10-06-00393-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILL VANCE, Justice.

In a bench trial, Patricia Grisso was convicted of possession of methamphetamine and sentenced to five years’ probation with a fine. In three issues, Grisso argues that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress because she was illegally detained and that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to show that she knowingly possessed the methamphetamine. We will affirm.

Background

Evidence at the suppression hearing showed that on March 12, 2005, Hico Police Officer Brian Dirickson received a call regarding a disturbance at Jersey Lily Restaurant.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Adelman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Richardson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2010
  2. Brinjit Velu v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2009
  3. Helen Mayfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2010
  4. Helen Mayfield v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2010
  5. William Richardson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2010

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