Legal Opinion
Vela v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 27, 1994No. B14-92-00908-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT E. MORSE, Jr., Former Justice.
This is an appeal of a conviction for possession of cocaine. After his motion to suppress was denied, Appellant Vela pleaded no contest, and the trial court found him guilty. Vela now complains of the trial court's ruling on his motion to suppress. We affirm.
On Friday, February 7, 1992, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Officer Bobby Mathews saw a car stopped at a red light in Baytown. Officer Mathews saw that the car displayed a dealer’s temporary cardboard tag (black-lettered on white) issued to a Houston dealership. The dealer’s tag overlay the rear…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Crockett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Rochester, New Hampshire, School District v. Timothy W. ex rel. Cynthia W.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Sendejo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
- State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Ice v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Frenzel v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1998
- State v. AguilarNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
- State v. Morales, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010
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