State v. Daugherty

In State v. Daugherty, 931 S.W.2d 268, 270 (Tex.Cr.App. 1996), the Court decided the "plain" language of Article 38.23(a) did not incorporate the "inevitable discovery doctrine" because it "assumes that the evidence was illegally obtained." See Daugherty, 931 S.W.2d at 271. Johnson and Daugherty decided Article 38.23(a) should be construed according to its "plain" language with Article 38.23(a)'s "obtained" given its "ordinary meaning" unless this would lead to "absurd results." See Daugherty, 931 S.W.2d at 270.