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STATE v. MERCADO

No. 08-96-00008-CR.

993 S.W.2d 815 (1999)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. Luis Roberto MERCADO, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Overruled June 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jaime E. Esparza, Dist. Atty., El Paso, for appellant.

Jeffrey D. Rago., El Paso, for appellee.

Before Panel No. 4 BARAJAS, C.J., LARSEN, and McCLURE, JJ.

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.

The State appeals the suppression of evidence relating to the possession of a controlled substance. Declining to follow Autran v. State and concluding that the Texas Constitution does not afford any greater protection against unreasonable search and seizure than the Fourth Amendment, we reverse the trial court's ruling.

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