Legal Opinion

Dewayne H. Akins v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)

Decided August 31, 2006No. 02-05-00263-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

[COMMENT1]

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 2-05-263-CR

DEWAYNE H. AKINS APPELLANT

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

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FROM THE 371ST DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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OPINION

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I. Introduction

Appellant Dewayne H. Akins was convicted of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. The trial court sentenced him to nine years= confinement. Akins contends that the trial court erred by admitting evidence obtained as the result of an illegal arrest. We affirm.

II. Background Facts

On December 15, 2004, Stanley Davis, an investigator in the narcotics…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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