Alvaro Contreras Fuentes, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court held that the appellant's plea of nolo contendere was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered, and that his judicial confession did not waive his right to appeal the pre‑trial suppression ruling; consequently the Court reversed the Court of Appeals' judgment and remanded for review of the search and seizure claim. Justice Clinton, concurring, argued that the plea negotiations should be examined as a bargain and would have addressed that issue.