MARTINEZ v. STATE

No. 07-01-0194-CR.

72 S.W.3d 76 (2002)

Joe L. MARTINEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

January 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Wardroup, Lubbock, for appellant.

Lubbock County District Attorney's Office, William C. Sowder, Wade Jackson, Lubbock, for appellee.

Before QUINN and REAVIS and JOHNSON, JJ.


PHIL JOHNSON, Justice.

Appellant Joe L. Martinez appeals from his conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. He urges that his detention by the police was illegal and the evidence discovered pursuant to his illegal detention should have been suppressed. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

For over one month before August 19, 2000, a drug task force of federal, city and county law enforcement officers had been maintaining...

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