Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued – Week of November 13, 2006

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Saldivar v. State, No. 02-05-00284-CR (Nov. 16, 2006)(mem. op.)(Holman, J., joined by Dauphinot and Gardner, JJ.).

Held: The trial court properly denied Appellant=s motion to suppress physical evidence found in the glove compartment of his vehicle. After police officer returned Appellant=s driver=s license and issued citations to him, Appellant was free to ignore or to refuse to answer a subsequent question about whether his vehicle contained any other illegal items. Instead, Appellant said Ayes,@ then voluntarily told the officer that he had cocaine in his glove compartment and gave the officer permission to retrieve it.

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