FULLBRIGHT v. STATE

No. 6-81-061-CR.

633 S.W.2d 634 (1982)

James Cleveland FULLBRIGHT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey G. Malm, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., Alvin M. Titus, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.


BLEIL, Justice.

James Fullbright appeals his conviction for forgery by possession with intent to pass an altered check. Punishment, enhanced by reason of two prior felony convictions, is confinement for life. The key to our decision is whether there was a factual basis to give the police officers probable cause to make a warrantless arrest and search of Fullbright. We determine that the facts and circumstances within the officers' knowledge were insufficient to give...

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