Kyle Walker Wright, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the Texas Court of Appeals' judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings to determine whether Deputy Tomlinson's stop of the vehicle, undertaken under a community‑caretaking rationale to aid a vomiting passenger, was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. The majority notes the need for a balancing test and announces factors for assessing such stops, while dissenting opinions argue the issue was already decided and that the majority overextends the Cady doctrine.