Riggs v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.
Robin Riggs (appellant) was convicted of possession of methamphetamine and was sentenced to five years of confinement. In one point of error the appellant contends that the police officers lacked probable cause under Texas and federal law to make the search and arrest which yielded the contraband. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
A confidential informant told Officer Chance that a person matching appellant’s description would purchase methamphefc-amine from a business building located at 3901 Leeland, Houston, Texas. The informant,…
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