Staley v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

A jury convicted Appellant of possession of cocaine, and the jury assessed punishment at fifteen years of confinement and a $6000 fine. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction, holding that the cocaine was illegally seized. Staley v. State, 952 S.W.2d 590 (Tex. App.-Beaumont 1997).

In determining that the police officer lacked a reasonable, articulable suspicion to support a temporary detention, the Court of Appeals stated that Appellant's conduct was as consistent with innocent activity as with criminal activity. Id. at 593. In a single…