Nixon v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANTS PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was indicted for the felony offense of possession of a controlled substance. The trial judge conducted a pre-trial hearing on appellant’s motion to suppress and denied the motion. Upon appellant’s plea of not guilty, the State introduced a written stipulation of evidence and the trial judge found appellant guilty. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Nixon v. State, 928 S.W.2d 208 (Tex.App.—Beaumont 1996). We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to determine the correctness of that decision.

Subsequently, the State…