Legal Opinion

McQuarters v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 20, 2001No. 2-00-198-CRPublishedCited by 239 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

INTRODUCTION

Danny Lee McQuarters appeals his conviction for felony possession of five to fifty pounds of marijuana. The jury found appellant guilty. The court assessed punishment at eight years’ confinement. Appellant complains of the reasonableness of the search and challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Shortly before midnight on April 6,1998, Officer Kirk Beauchamp observed a car driven by appellant traveling north on Interstate 35. Officer Beauchamp was a narcotics interdiction officer for the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Carmouche v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  4. Mosley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
  5. Segura v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by239 opinions

  1. Fowler v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2008
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  4. Herrera v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
  5. Edmond v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003

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