Legal Opinion
David O. Meekins v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided December 17, 2009No. 07-09-00144-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BRIAN QUINN, Chief Justice.
David 0. Meekins pled guilty to and was convicted of possessing two or less ounces of marijuana after the trial court denied his motion to suppress. Whether the trial court acted properly in so acting is now before us. Meekins believes that the motion should have been granted because 1) the arresting officer unreasonably prolonged his detention, and 2) his consent to search his vehicle was neither positive or unequivocal. We reverse the judgment.
Background,
On January 12, 2007, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Officer Tony Williams observed appellant and his…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Kothe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
- McCullough v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Meekins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
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- Meekins, David O.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
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