VILLARREAL v. STATE

No. 13-81-182-CR (2185 CR).

631 S.W.2d 205 (1982)

Jose M. VILLARREAL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

March 18, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan Perales, Jr., Robstown, for appellant.

Michael J. Westergren, County Atty., Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before NYE, C. J., and YOUNG and GONZALEZ, JJ.


OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for unlawfully carrying a handgun. Trial was before the court which set punishment at Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). The question on appeal is the propriety of the officer's conduct in taking a cursory look inside the car without opening the door after the vehicle had been properly stopped for a traffic violation. We affirm.

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