Legal Opinion
Marcopoulos, Andreas
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 20, 2017No. PD-0931-16PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Keasler, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Hervey, Alcala, Richardson, Newell, and Walker, JJ., joined.
Andreas Marcopoulos walked into a bar known for narcotics activity, stayed for three to five minutes, and then left. A Houston police officer subsequently pulled up behind Marcopoulos's vehicle and saw Marcopoulos make "furtive gestures" around the center console. When Marcopoulos committed a traffic violation, the officer stopped him, searched his vehicle, and found cocaine. The court of appeals concluded that this search was justified under the automobile exception. We…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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3Cited by47 opinions
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