Viveros v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellant was convicted of possession of cocaine and sentenced to ten years confinement, probated for seven years. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction, finding that the trial court erred in failing to suppress the evidence. Viveros v. State, 799 S.W.2d 458 (Tex.App.—Corpus Christi 1990). The District Attorney (DA) and the State Prosecuting Attorney (SPA) have each filed petitions for discretionary review. Ground one of the DA’s petition and ground four of the SPA’s petition allege that the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the…