Kristy R. Garrison v. State

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NOS. 2-04-450-CR

2-04-451-CR

KRISTY R. GARRISON APPELLANT

V

THE STATE OF TEXAS STATE

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FROM THE 396TH DISTRICT COURT OF TARRANT COUNTY

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OPINION

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I. Introduction

The primary issue we address in these appeals concerns whether evidence discovered by Fire Investigator Timothy Hardeman during his cause and origin investigation of a fire at Appellant Kristy R. Garrison’s residence should have been suppressed. The evidence Hardeman discovered led to the issuance of a search warrant for Garrison’s residence and to the discovery…