Legal Opinion
Walter v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided July 29, 1999No. 03-98-00464-CRPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
Appellant Billy Lee Walter appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence and his subsequent conviction for the offense of possession of cocaine in an amount of four grams or more, but less than two hundred grams. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 481.115 (West 1992). At a pre-trial hearing, appellant moved to suppress the evidence, claiming that it was seized during an illegal search. The trial court denied appellant's motion. Appellant waived his right to a jury, was found guilty by the court, and was sentenced to ten years in prison. In…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Walter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- State v. West, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2000
- Middleton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999
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- Arthur E. Hurd v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2007
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