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Garza v. State

Citations

  • 771 S.W.2d 549
  • 1989 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 101
  • 1989 WL 50372

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that evidence in plain view must be suppressed where the initial stop was not based on reasonable suspicion
  • stopping an automobile and detaining its occupants for an investigation is considered a \seizure\
  • explaining reasonable suspicion means that there is something out of the ordinary occurring and some indication that unusual activity is related to crime
  • Stopping an automobile and detaining its occupants for an investigation is considered a “seizure.”
  • “It is clear that circumstances short of probable cause may justify temporary detention for purposes of investigation.”
  • \It is clear that circumstances short of probable cause may justify temporary detention for purposes of investigation.\

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Judges: Miller, Clinton, White, Berchelmann, McCormick, Davis

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