Legal Opinion
State of Texas v. Kerwick, Stacie Michelle
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 27, 2013No. PD-1837-11PublishedCited by 213 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · KeaslerKeasler, J.
in which KELLER, P.J., PRICE, WOMACK, and HERVEY, JJ., joined.
In a motion to suppress evidence, Stacie Kerwick asserted that the officer who detained her lacked reasonable suspicion to conduct the investigatory detention which led to her arrest for driving while intoxicated. The trial judge granted Kerwick’s motion and the court of appeals affirmed the ruling. We hold that Kerwick’s detention was supported by reasonable suspicion and reverse the court of appeals’s judgment.
Factual and Procedural Background
At the brief pre-trial suppression hearing, Fort Worth Police Officer Bradford,…
3Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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