Legal Opinion
Schenekl v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 25, 2000No. 1529-99PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
in which McCORMICK, P.J., and MANSFIELD, KELLER, and WOMACK, JJ., joined.
While on midnight patrol on Lake Lew-isville, Game Warden Patrick Canan saw George Schenekl’s boat leaving Sneaky Pete’s Marina. Canan stopped Schenekl for a routine water safety check. In order to perform a water safety check, state law provides that an officer may stop and board a boat without probable cause or reasonable suspicion. We must decide whether this statute is constitutional. We conclude that it is.
Factual and Procedural History
After being pulled over by Canan, Sche-nekl had trouble answering…
3Cases cited11 opinions
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Martinez-FuerteSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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4Cited by41 opinions
- Zamorano v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
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- Marquez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2005
- Neale v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
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