Legal Opinion

State v. Chavarria

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 26, 1997No. 01-96-01389-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MIRABAL, Justice.

Appellee Michael Chavarria was charged with the felony offense of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver. The trial court granted Chavarria’s motion to suppress. On appeal,1 the State contends the trial court erred in granting the motion to suppress. We affirm.

On May 31, 1996, the Houston Police Department executed a search and arrest warrant upon Chavarria and his home. Quantities of cocaine and marihuana were recovered in this search. The search warrant description was based on information given to the police by a confidential informant. The…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. Etchieson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Cannady v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. Jennings, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1997
  2. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998
  3. Kelvin Bree v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2000
  4. Smith v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1998

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