Legal Opinion
State v. Backus
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 2, 1994No. 3-94-042-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The State appeals from an order suppressing evidence. Tex.Code Crim.Proe.Ann. art. 44.01(a)(5) (West Supp.1994). The issue presented is the authority of a campus police officer to act as peace officer when not on the campus of the university that employs him.
On May 19, 1993, Frank Benjamin, a Southwest Texas State University campus police officer, stopped a pickup truck driven by appellee after observing the truck run a red light at the intersection of Hopkins and Guadalupe Streets in San Marcos. Based on his subsequent observations, Benjamin arrested appellee for driving while intoxicated.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Preston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
- State v. CarrollCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
3Cited by5 opinions
- Roberts v. GrandeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994
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- Gary L. Graf v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996
- Laura Ramirez and Adolfo Ramirez/Fifth Club, Inc. and David A. West v. Fifth Club, Inc. David A. West And Luis A/K/A Louis Medrano/Roberto Ramirez, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Laura Ramirez and Adolfo Ramirez/Fifth Club, Inc. and David A. West v. Fifth Club, Inc. David A. West And Luis A/K/A Louis Medrano/Roberto Ramirez, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004