· 6/11/2014
Matthews, Cornelious L.
Citations
- 431 S.W.3d 596
- 2014 WL 3029070
- 2014 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 820
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that the defendant intentionally abandoned a borrowed vehicle when he fled from the police
- recognizing that a person driving a borrowed car generally has a reasonable expectation of privacy in that vehicle
- holding that reasonable suspicion of further criminal activity that develops during a traffic stop may justify prolonging a detention so that a canine sniff can occur
- holding that the appellant intended to abandon any expectation of privacy in the van he left behind when, while being detained, he took off running and left the keys in the vehicle’s ignition
- observing that “temporary detention may continue for a reasonable period of time until the officers have confirmed or dispelled their original suspicion of criminal activity”
- observing that “temporary detention may continue for a reasonable period of time until the officers have confirmed or dispelled their original suspicion of criminal activity”
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Judges: Cochran, Keller, Meyers, Price, Womack, Johnson, Hervey, Alcala, Keasler
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