Foster v. State

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant complains of the admission of two written confessions on the ground that they are the result of an illegal arrest. We agree, but we find that after excluding these confessions, the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

1. Effect of Illegal Arrest

After a pretrial hearing on appellant’s motion to suppress appellant’s two written statements, the trial court filed findings and conclusions stating that appellant’s arrest was without probable cause and illegal 1 but that appellant’s knowledge of the law…