STATE v. STEELMAN

Nos. 11-99-00155-CR, 11-99-00156-CR.

16 S.W.3d 483 (2000)

STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. Leo STEELMAN, Appellee. State of Texas, Appellant, v. Ian Steelman, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

April 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Eidson, Crim. Dist. Atty., Abilene, Kollin Shadle, Appellate Section — Criminal Districts Attorney's Office, Abilene, for appellant.

Stan Brown, Abilene, for appellee.

Panel consists of: ARNOT, C.J., and WRIGHT, J., and McCALL, J.


OPINION

TERRY McCALL, Justice.

The trial court granted the Steelmans' motions to suppress evidence in their prosecutions for possession of marihuana. The State appeals. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PRO. ANN. art. 44.01(a)(5) (Vernon Pamph. Supp.2000). We affirm.

Standard of Review

In reviewing a trial court's ruling on a motion to suppress, appellate courts must give great deference to the trial court's findings of historical facts as long...

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