Legal Opinion

Fletcher v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)

Decided December 30, 2002No. 07-02-0066-CRPublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIAN QUINN, Justice.

Micah Fletcher (appellant) pled guilty to the offense of possession of a controlled substance. Before so pleading, he moved to suppress evidence obtained as a result of an allegedly improper search and seizure. The trial court denied the motion. It is that ruling which he now appeals. And, to secure reversal, he argues, through two issues, that there existed no evidence of specific articulable facts justifying the initial stop. We overrule the issues and affirm the judgment.

Background

On or about January 16, 2001, Officer Pete Lara (Lara) of the Lubbock Police Department…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  2. State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  3. Benitez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1999
  4. Reed v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1991
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. State v. EliasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2011
  2. State v. PageIdaho Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Hudson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
  4. State of Texas v. Mazuca, AlvaroCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
  5. Randolph v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2004

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