NO. 07-06-0280-CR
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
AT AMARILLO
PANEL D
OCTOBER 17, 2008
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JERRY WAYNE BANNISTER,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
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FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF HENDERSON COUNTY;
NO. 2005-0854CL2; HON. NANCY PERRYMAN, PRESIDING
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Concurring Opinion
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Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
I concur in the decision to reverse and remand the cause for the following reason.
The court in Harris v. State, 227 S.W.3d 83, 85 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007) outlined what a
defendant must show in order to be granted a Franks hearing. That is a defendant must
1) allege deliberate falsehood or reckless disregard for the truth by the affiant, specifically
pointing out the portion of the affidavit claimed to be false, 2) accompany these allegations
with an offer of proof stating the supporting reasons, and 3) show that when the portion of
the affidavit alleged to be false is excised from the affidavit, the remaining content is
insufficient to support issuance of the warrant. Id.
In the case at bar, appellant pointed out the portion of the affidavit that he believed
was false; he contended that the pictures attached to the affiant’s affidavit were not of
appellant’s house as stated in the affidavit. Appellant then accompanied his allegations
with an offer of proof consisting of pictures of his actual home which home appears to be
different from the one in the affiant’s pictures. And, finally, in excising the pictures of the
house at which appellant allegedly possessed drug paraphernalia from the affidavit, the
remaining content of the affidavit is insufficient to support the issuance of the warrant
based on the fact that there is probable cause that drug paraphernalia would be found at
appellant’s home. Therefore, I conclude that appellant established his right to and the trial
court should have held a Franks hearing. Harris, 227 S.W.3d at 85.
Accordingly, I reverse the judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.
Brian Quinn
Chief Justice
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