Veal V. State

Following the unsuccessful attempt at suppressing the contraband made the basis of the instant prosecution, appellant pleaded guilty to the felony offense of Possession of Marijuana and was sentenced by the trial court to confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of seven (7) years. As appellant conditioned his plea of guilty on the trial court's denial of appellant's pre-trial motion to suppress, we have jurisdiction to entertain this appeal. See Young v. State, 8 S.W.3d 656, 663 (Tex. Crim. App. 2000). His three appellate issues complain of the stop, detention, and search of his vehicle as being violative of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, Article 1, section 9 of the Texas Constitution, and Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 38.23 (Vernon Pamph. 2000).