Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Conviction of defendant for drug related crimes, arising after he was stopped by a police officer for license plate violation and for illegally parking in a driveway, the judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed where: 1) the plain language of Texas Transportation Code section 502.404(a) requires that a license plate be displayed at the foremost part or front of a vehicle; and 2) the trial court did not err in declining to give Article 38.23 jury instructions because there was no factual dispute for the jury to resolve, as the requirement for the proper location of a license plate is a question of law, not fact.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/15/2010
• Published 09/15/2010

Judges

• Cochran

Court

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel