O'HARA v. State

OPINION

KAREN ANGELINI, Justice.

Nature of the case

A jury found Phillip George O’Hara guilty of the offense of possession of cocaine and assessed punishment at two years confinement. In his two issues on appeal, O’Hara alleges that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress.

Factual Background

Trooper Muhler stopped O’Hara because the side marker lamps on his 18-wheeler truck were not working as required for a commercial motor vehicle. Trooper Muhler approached O’Hara and told him that he was going to perform an inspection of the truck. When Trooper Muhler inspected the sleeper portion of…