CARTER v. STATE

No. 05-81-00568-CR.

646 S.W.2d 267 (1983)

Roosevelt CARTER, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

January 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Erwin, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Kathi Alyce Drew, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before GUITTARD, C.J., and SPARLING and VANCE, JJ.


GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the drugs as fruits of an illegal arrest and an illegal search. We hold that his arrest without a warrant was permitted by article 14.04 of the Code of Criminal Procedure because of information available to the officers that a felony had been committed and that the offender was about to escape, and we hold...

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