Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Anthony Cordell Williams, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

September 17, 19861986 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 799

Summary

The Court affirmed the lower courts' denial of the motion to suppress, holding that Officer Gildehaus's search of the bag was valid as a search incident to a lawful custodial arrest supported by probable cause under the vehicle code, and that the timing of the search relative to the arrest was immaterial.