Hamilton v. State

OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

Larry Dale Hamilton was convicted by a jury of possession of less than 28 grams of amphetamine. TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 4476-15, sec. 4.041(b) (Vernon Supp. 1989). The trial court sentenced him to twenty-five years in the Texas Department of Corrections after finding three enhancement paragraphs to be true. TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 12.42(d) (Vernon 1974).

On appeal, Hamilton argues that his war-rantless arrest was unlawful. He contends his arrest for traffic violations violated his rights under article I, section 9 of the Texas Constitution because it was a mere…