Legal Opinion
State v. Mendoza
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 9, 2012No. PD-1000-11PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · CochranCochran, J.
in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERYEY, and ALCALA, JJ„ joined.
A police officer stopped appellee, Vanessa Mendoza, and arrested her for driving while intoxicated. The trial judge granted appellee’s motion to suppress, concluding that the officer lacked reasonable suspicion to make his traffic stop. The State appealed that ruling and requested written findings of fact and conclusions of law. Based upon the judge’s written factual findings, the court of appeals inferred that the judge must have believed the officer’s testimony — testimony that was in some conflict with…
3Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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- Wiede v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2007
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