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 welfare stop of a vehicle passenger was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment's community‑caretaking doctrine. The majority declined to resolve the reasonableness issue, while two dissenting opinions argued that the issue was already decided and that the judgment should be affirmed.