Legal Opinion
Vargas v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided March 31, 1993No. 08-91-00426-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
This appeal involves the legality of a warrantless search conducted at a permanent U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. Appellant/defendant Mario Ramos Vargas, Jr. (Vargas) challenges the trial court’s refusal to suppress 188 pounds of marijuana seized as fruit of a warrantless search of his vehicle at the checkpoint. After the trial court denied his motion to suppress, Vargas elected a bench trial. The trial court found him guilty and assessed punishment at 10 years’ imprisonment. We affirm.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
The trial judge is the sole trier of facts on a motion to suppress.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Romero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Morris v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
- Riordan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1995
- Brewer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1996
- State v. Reed, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1994
- State v. Giles, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1994
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