Ortega v. State

OPINION

HEDGES, Justice.

The trial court found appellant, Juan Domingo Ortega, guilty of possession of cocaine, a controlled substance, in an amount less than 28 grams. Finding the enhancement paragraph true, the court assessed punishment at 12-years confinement. We affirm.

In his first point of error, appellant asserts the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the cocaine was seized after a pretext traffic stop. Appellant urges that the pretext arrest violated his rights afforded by the fourth amendment of the United States Constitution.

At a suppression hearing, the trial…