Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Justin Amador, Appellant v. the State of Texas

January 14, 20092009 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 4

Summary

The Court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying Amador’s motion to suppress evidence obtained after his warrantless DWI arrest. Considering the totality of the circumstances and reasonable inferences from the officer’s observations, the record supported probable cause to believe Amador was intoxicated. The Court reversed the court of appeals and affirmed the trial court. Judge Meyers dissented, but the separate opinion was not provided.