Legal Opinion

Martin, Casey Allen

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 14, 2021No. PD-0563-19Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. PD-0563-19 CASEY ALLEN MARTIN, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FROM THE SECOND COURT OF APPEALS TARRANT COUNTY SLAUGHTER, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. OPINION When a firefighter, in the line of duty, asks law enforcement for a safety check after seeing drug paraphernalia, guns, and flammable liquids in an apartment, is the officer’s entry into the apartment reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, and can that officer’s discovery of drug paraphernalia in plain view provide probable…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Brigham City v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Florida v. JardinesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013

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