STATE v. GARCIA

No. 08-89-00397-CR.

794 S.W.2d 472 (1990)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. Antonio GARCIA, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Discretionary Review Granted October 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve W. Simmons, Dist. Atty. of El Paso County, El Paso, for appellant.

David C. Guaderrama, El Paso County Public Defender, El Paso, for appellee.

Before FULLER, WOODARD and KOEHLER, JJ.


OPINION

KOEHLER, Justice.

This is an appeal by the State from a pretrial order of the lower court sustaining a defense motion to suppress the fruits of a search resulting from a "pretext arrest". We reverse and remand.

On the afternoon of March 25, 1989, two uniformed El Paso police officers, Duran and Ruiz, were on routine patrol in their assigned district. They observed a tan Cadillac parked at the curb...

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