Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

The State of Texas v. Allen Brian Velasquez, Appellee

June 16, 19991999 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 80

Summary

The Court held that the police encounter on the bus was consensual, the bag was abandoned, and the seized marijuana and cocaine were admissible, reversing the lower courts and remanding for further proceedings. Justice Meyers dissented, arguing the Court lacks authority for discretionary review and that the case should have been dismissed as improvidently granted.