Legal Opinion
Chad Avery Fowler v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)
Decided August 14, 2008No. 02-06-00183-CRPublished
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COURT OF APPEALS
SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH
NO. 2-06-183-CR
CHAD AVERY FOWLER APPELLANT
V
THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE
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FROM COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1 OF TARRANT COUNTY
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OPINION
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The question in this DWI case is whether a police officer has probable cause or reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop when the officer observes the the tires of the defendant’s vehicle cross into an adjacent same-direction lane by a tire’s width a single time when there is no other traffic in the area. We answer “no” and reverse the trial court’s judgment.
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- State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
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