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OLES v. STATE

No. 01-96-01425-CR.

965 S.W.2d 641 (1998)

Melvin OLES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

March 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt Gumberger, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Calvin Hartman, Houston, for appellee.

Before SCHNEIDER, C.J., and TAFT and ANDELL, JJ.

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

Appellant pled guilty to murder. The trial court sentenced appellant to 20-years imprisonment in accordance with the plea agreement. Appellant appeals the trial court's denial of his pretrial motion to suppress evidence. We address an issue of first impression: whether police may test the clothing of a person lawfully arrested for one offense in order to investigate that person's involvement in another offense. We affirm.

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