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STATE v. BACKUS

No. 3-94-042-CR.

881 S.W.2d 591 (1994)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. Donald Ray BACKUS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Discretionary Review Refused November 2, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcos Hernandez, Jr., Criminal Dist. Atty., David S. Watts, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., San Marcos, for appellant.

James B. Parks, San Antonio, for appellee.

Before POWERS, ABOUSSIE and JONES, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

The State appeals from an order suppressing evidence. Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 44.01(a)(5) (West Supp.1994). The issue presented is the authority of a campus police officer to act as peace officer when not on the campus of the university that employs him.

On May 19, 1993, Frank Benjamin, a Southwest Texas State University campus police officer, stopped a pickup truck driven by appellee after observing the truck run a red light at the intersection...

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