Legal Opinion
Arcila v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided March 2, 1990No. 05-88-01217-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAGARDE, Justice.
Following denial of his motion to suppress evidence, Oscar Emilio Arcila, an illegal Colombian national, pled nolo conten-dere before the court to possession of cocaine. Pursuant to a negotiated plea bargain agreement, the court sentenced Arcila to a $1,000 fine and thirty-five years’ confinement. In his single point of error he contends that the trial court should have granted his motion to suppress evidence because he did not freely and voluntarily consent to a search of his house. We disagree with appellant and affirm his conviction.
The appellant’s arrest and the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McCullough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Montoya v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- In the Interest of R.G.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Fontenot v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1990
- Alberto Alvarez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2003
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