Legal Opinion
Crain v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 30, 2010No. PD-1262-09PublishedCited by 607 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · PricePrice, J.
Court
in which MEYERS, WOMACK, JOHNSON, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
In this case, there was substantial disagreement among the Justices of the Seventh Court of Appeals with regard to whether the interaction that took place between the appellant and a police officer was an encounter or a detention for Fourth Amendment purposes.1 We granted the appellant’s petition for discretionary review in order to resolve this important question.2 We will reverse.
Background
The appellant was indicted for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. The weapon was found on his person when two…
3Cases cited30 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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