Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Felix Flores, Appellant v. the State of Texas

May 19, 20102010 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 618

Summary

The Court held that the magistrate had a substantial basis to find probable cause for the search warrant at Flores's residence, relying on the anonymous tip, corroborating investigations, and two trash searches. The dissent argued that trash evidence and the anonymous tip alone do not establish probable cause and that the warrant was invalid.