Christopher Norris Cagle v. State

OPINION

Josh R. Morriss, III, Chief Justice

Approximately thirty-eight minutes elapsed between Hunt County Deputy Kyle Wylesky’s initial traffic stop of a pickup truck driven by Christopher Norris Cagle and Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Robert McDonald’s arrival on the scene of the stop as requested to administer field sobriety tests to Cagle. The question before us on this appeal of Cagle’s conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI) is whether, under the circumstances of this case, the delay was reasonable. Because the delay was reasonable under the circumstances, we affirm the…