Bates v. State

LOUIS B. GOHMERT, JR., Chief Justice.

Charles Wayne Bates (“Appellant”) appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, for which he was sentenced to imprisonment for forty-five years. Appellant raises four issues on appeal. We affirm.

Background

At approximately 4:00 AM on October 9, 1999, Investigator Bryan Nutt (“Nutt”) and Deputy Joseph Miller (“Miller”), acting on an anonymous tip that there was a drug lab on the premises, arrived at the rural home of Brenda Green (“Green”). It is undisputed that the officers did not have a warrant to search Green’s…