Legal Opinion

Hatcher v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)

Decided March 5, 1996No. 06-95-00099-CRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BLEIL, Justice.

Cheri Hatcher appeals from her conviction for the offense of possession of a controlled substance in an amount less than twenty-eight grams. She contends that the trial court erred by overruling her motion to suppress the evidence obtained during a search of her purse, arguing that the evidence was obtained in violation of article I, section 9 of the Texas Constitution. We conclude that the evidence was not obtained in violation of her rights under the Texas Constitution and affirm.

On April 23, 1994, Jason Taylor, a Mesquite police officer, saw Hatcher drive a car with…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Romero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  2. Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Illinois v. LafayetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Florida v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  3. Trujillo v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1997
  4. Mitchell v. John Wiesner, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1996
  5. Jurdi v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1998

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