Legal Opinion

Clarence Randall Merrill v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided September 8, 2010No. 08-09-00216-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

CLARENCE RANDALL MERRILL,

Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee.

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No. 08-09-00216-CR

Appeal from the

355th District Court

of Hood County, Texas

(TC# CR11047)

O P I N I O N

On appeal, Appellant challenges the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence discovered during the course of a pat-down search. Following a jury trial, Appellant was convicted for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, more than four (4) grams but less than 200 grams. Appellant was sentenced by the jury at 99 years’ in the Texas Department of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Carmouche v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000

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