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Morgan v. State

Citations

  • 963 S.W.2d 201
  • 1998 Tex. App. LEXIS 1219
  • 1998 WL 78068

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  • holding the officers had reasonable basis for believing suspect was in hotel room where hotel manager said suspect and sister were in room and they heard the t.v. and people moving around inside of room
  • officers may enter premises to execute an arrest warrant for a person the officers reasonably believe to be a co-resident of the property
  • “Although officers do not need a search warrant to execute an arrest warrant in a third party’s home, they do need some basis for believing that the suspect is actually present in the home.”

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Judges: Yates, Amidei, Fowler

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