Charles Ray Walker v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 252nd District Court of Jefferson County (Majority)

State: Texas

Court: Texas Northern District Court

Docket No: 09-10-00437-CR

Case Date: 10/12/2011

Plaintiff: Charles Ray Walker

Defendant: The State of Texas--Appeal from 252nd District Court of Jefferson County (Majority)

Preview:In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-10-00434-CR
NO. 09-10-00435-CR
NO. 09-10-00436-CR
NO. 09-10-00437-CR
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CHARLES RAY WALKER, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 252nd District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause Nos. 10-08334, 10-08469, 10-08470, and 08-04182
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant Charles Ray Walker appeals his convictions for the offense of felony possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and two separate offenses for possession of a controlled substance.  On appeal, Walker argues that the trial court erred in failing to suppress evidence obtained during an allegedly unlawful execution of his arrest warrant.  We affirm the trial court.s judgments.

Background
On July 24, 2008, the grand jury, in trial cause number 08-04182, indicted Walker for the offense of possession of a controlled substance, namely MDMA (ecstasy).  Walker entered a guilty plea and the trial court sentenced him to five years confinement, but the court probated the imposition of his sentence and placed Walker on community supervision for three years.  On December 16, 2009, the trial court issued a warrant for Walker.s arrest after an administrative hearing for alleged violations of the conditions of probation.  The administrative hearing report provided Walker.s current address and ordered Walker arrested at the address reflected in the report.  In the late morning hours of January 8, 2010, Officers Dennis Collins and Eric Heilman attempted to execute the felony arrest warrant for Walker at his residence as designated on the warrant.  The two officers were in tactical uniforms, with

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