Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 7, 2016No. 14-14-00779-CRPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Marc W. Brown, Justice

A jury convicted appellant Marcus Ja-mez Lewis of possession of cocaine.1 The trial court sentenced appellant to confine*426ment for 45 years in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Appellant raises five issues on appeal. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

On August 15, 2013, Officers K. Solis and J. Diaz observed appellant driving a car with improperly displayed license plates. The officers turned on the lights and sirens on their squad car to indicate to appellant that they intended to pull him over. Appellant began slowing…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Arizona v. GantSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Lindsey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
  2. Yusuf Hotep-El v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
  3. Anthony Scott White v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2023
  4. Artavias Chovan Cole v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2019
  5. Bonnie Allen Thomas A/K/A Bonnie Ruth Allen Pieroni A/K/A Bonnie Straight v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2025

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