Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued - Week of October 22, 2012

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State v. Houghton, No. No. 02-11-00375-CR  (Oct. 25, 2012)   (Gardner, J., joined by Meier, J.; Livingston, C.J., concurs without opinion).

Held: The State has not demonstrated that the trial court erred by granting Appellee's motion to suppress because the video recording did not indisputably show reasonable suspicion that a traffic violation had occurred and because the specific, articulable facts known to the officer at the time of the detention, combined with reasonable inferences therefrom, were not sufficient to reasonably conclude that Appellee was, had been, or soon would engage in criminal activity.

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