Legal Opinion

State v. Washington

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 29, 1997No. 12-96-00161-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Pursuant to Tex.Code Crim.Proc. art. 44.01(a)(5), the State appeals the granting of Appellee’s motion to suppress evidence. Ap-pellee was stopped by police for a traffic violation and was given a warning ticket. The officer then requested the right to search Appellee’s vehicle and Appellee consented. The search yielded approximately two ounces of marijuana in a brown paper bag. After a hearing on suppression of evi*355dence, the trial court granted Appellee’s motion and ruled the evidence inadmissible. We will reverse and remand.

In its sole point of error, the State contends that the trial court…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Ohio v. RobinetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Sedani v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1993
  5. State v. Brady, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. Washington, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1997

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