CHAPA v. STATE

No. C14-85-0003-CR.

694 S.W.2d 202 (1985)

Abraham CHAPA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

June 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald G. Acosta, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty., Timothy G. Taft and Bryan Lyn McClellan, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, for appellee.

Before JUNELL, ROBERTSON and CANNON, JJ.


OPINION

JUNELL, Justice.

Abraham Chapa appeals his conviction for the felony offense of possession of a controlled substance (heroin). The only issue before us is this: Does a taxi cab customer have an expectation of privacy in the vehicle's passenger compartment greater than an ordinary motor vehicle passenger? Our answer is "No." We affirm.

At a pre-trial hearing on appellant's motion to suppress the heroin the state asked that the appellant first...

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