Phinny Paul Norton v. State

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02-14-00074-CR PHINNY PAUL NORTON APPELLANT V. THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE ---------- FROM THE 43RD DISTRICT COURT OF PARKER COUNTY TRIAL COURT NO. CR13-0708 ---------- MEMORANDUM OPINION1 ---------- I. Introduction Trooper Cary Brasher stopped the vehicle that appellant Phinny Paul Norton was driving for speeding, searched the vehicle, and ultimately discovered a small amount of methamphetamine. Norton pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance of less than one gram in exchange for three years’ deferred 1 See Tex. R. App. P.…