Legal Opinion
State v. Nelson
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided June 29, 2007No. 03-06-00352-CRPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
G. ALAN WALDROP, Justice.
The State appeals an order granting appellee Mary Guthrie Nelson’s motion to suppress evidence in this prosecution for possession of less than 28 grams of diazep-am. See Tex.Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 44.01(a)(5) (West 2006). The controlled substance was seized following Nelson’s arrest for driving while intoxicated. The court concluded that both the initial traffic stop and the subsequent arrest were unlawful. The State contends that a tip from a concerned citizen and the officer’s own observations provided a sufficient basis for the stop, and that the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Woods v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
- Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2010
- Wisenbaker v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2010
- Clifton Crews Hoyt v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015
- Delane Dumas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015
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