Howard v. State

The majority of this Court reverses this case because it was not immediately apparent to the policeman who arrested Howard that the seized substance was contraband. The judgment should be affirmed.

Howard was seen by the police driving down a street in Houston. He made a left-hand turn without using the proper signal. The police turned on their warning lights and stopped him. As Howard was pulling over, one of the police officers testified that he saw Howard “dip down in his seat toward the steering wheel.” After Howard stopped, the police officers got out of their car and approached this…