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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2/24/1999

State v. Ballard

Citations

  • 987 S.W.2d 889
  • 1999 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 14
  • 1999 WL 89535

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  • explaining that probable cause exists if officer has reasonably trustworthy information sufficient to warrant reasonable person to believe that particular person has committed criminal offense
  • explaining that probable cause exists if officer has reasonably trustworthy information sufficient to warrant reasonable person to believe that particular person has committed criminal offense
  • holding once an officer has probable cause for an arrest the officer may search a vehicle incident to that arrest and it is irrelevant whether the arrest occurs immediately before or after the search
  • noting that, because the officer testified in “an evasive and self-contradicting manner,” the trial judge as “the sole arbiter of witness credibility and the proper weight to give testimony,” could properly disregard that testimony entirely
  • admitting evidence from search of truck driven erratically by man with slurred speech and impaired balance, despite officer's statement that he did not form impression as to cause of impairment and absence of arrest
  • admitting evidence from search of truck driven erratically by man with slurred speech and impaired balance, despite officer’s statement that he did not form impression as to cause of impairment and absence of arrest

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Judges: Price

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