Velez v. State

OPINION

ELSA ALCALA, Justice.

Appellant, Pablo Alderetti Velez, appeals a judgment that convicted him of the offense of possession of cocaine weighing at least 400 grams with intent to deliver. See Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§ 481.102 (Vernon Supp.2006), 481.112 (Vernon 2003). After his motion to suppress was denied, appellant pleaded not guilty. The trial court found him guilty and sentenced him to 20 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. In his sole issue on appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress because the police search of a vehicle parked…