Staley v. State

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

A jury convicted Cary Staley of possession of crack cocaine. Staley pleaded true to having a prior conviction and the jury assessed punishment at fifteen years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice—Institutional Division and a fine of $6,000. In a single point of error, Staley alleges the trial court erred in refusing to grant a motion to suppress the evidence. 1 Staley argues the cocaine “was found pursuant to an unlawful arrest,” there was “no probable cause to search or seize based on [a] furtive movement,” there was “no probable cause to search…