Legal Opinion · Dissent

Snyder v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 20, 1982No. 65864Published

1DissentTeague, Judge

Finding that the majority’s opinion does not adequately set out the facts of the ease, I will first state the facts in more detail. Also, the remarks I make are limited to an in the field search by a patrolman of the wallet of a person arrested for committing minor or petty traffic offenses. My remarks do not concern the booking aspect that a person arrested for committing minor traffic offenses goes through. See, however, Murray v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 615 S.W.2d 721, 723 (1981).

After observing that appellant was driving a motor vehicle without any brake lights, Houston Police Officer L. D.…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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