McGOWAN v. STATE

No. 194-84.

689 S.W.2d 224 (1985)

Arthur Joe McGOWAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

February 6, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Wiggins, Sr., Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., Calvin Hartmann and Donald A. Smyth, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


Appellant's petition for discretionary review refused.

CLINTON, Judge, dissenting.

The court of appeals held that an officer who observed (and was in fact a participant in) the drug transaction for which appellant was convicted could communicate his observations to other officers who could in turn make a valid warrantless arrest of appellant on the authority of Article 14.01, V.A. C.C.P., which reads in relevant part:

"(a) A peace officer ... may...

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