State v. Scheineman

MEYERS, J.,

filed a concurring opinion, joined by PRICE, J.

OPINION

I join the majority’s result and I generally agree with the majority’s recital of applicable law. See State v. Scheineman, No. 1196-01, slip op.. (Tex.Crim.App. June 12, 2002) (hereinafter cited as “Majority Op.”). However, I do not join the majority opinion to the extent that the holding goes beyond that which is necessary to decide this appeal.

In this case, the court of appeals recognized that people do not ordinarily have an expectation of privacy in an instrumentality controlled by law enforcement.1 State v. Scheineman, 47…