Legal Opinion

Trahan v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided April 5, 2000No. 09-99-337 CRPublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DON BURGESS, Justice.

James Lee Trahan, Jr. was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Following the denial of his pre-trial motion to suppress, Trahan pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea bargain. Trahan was sentenced to two years’ confinement in a state jail facility, suspended for three years, and fined $750. Trahan appeals raising two points of error.

Because it is dispositive of this appeal, we first address Trahan’s second point of error. Trahan contends “[t]he stop of [his] vehicle for failing to give a turn signal when exiting the freeway was not authorized under §§…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  2. Viveros v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992

3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Robinson, Timothy LeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  2. Krug v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2002
  3. Mahaffey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2010
  4. Mahaffey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  5. Butler v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2009

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