Mahaffey v. State (Original)
Annotate this CaseDefendant was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI). In this second petition for discretionary review filed by defendant, the court determined that the court of appeals erred by holding that a driver must signal a lane change when his lane merged with another lane. The court held that the arresting officer failed to articulate specific facts that supported a reasonable suspicion that defendant had violated Tex. Transp. Code 545.104(a). Therefore, the court held that there was no reasonable suspicion for the initial stop and that the trial court erred by failing to suppress the evidence obtained as a result of the stop. Accordingly, the court reversed the judgment and remanded.
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