RIVAS v. STATE

Nos. PD-0490-13, PD-0491-13.

411 S.W.3d 920 (2013)

Gerardo Tomas RIVAS, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerardo Tomas Rivas, Palestine, TX, pro se.

Joe Shannon, Jr. , District Attorney Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Lisa C. McMinn , State's Attorney, Austin, TX, for State.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver. A dog sniff at his front door led to the charges against him. He filed a motion to suppress, which the trial court denied. Appellant then pleaded guilty to the charges, and the trial court sentenced him to 17 years in prison on each count, to run concurrently.

On appeal, Appellant argued that the trial court erred in...

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