Dixon v. State

We granted certiorari review in this case in order to determine whether probable cause for arrest existed.

Dana Lamark Dixon pleaded guilty to first degree burglary and first degree rape while reserving his right to appeal from the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction, holding that there was no probable cause for arrest, and, therefore, that the motion to suppress should have been granted. 588 So.2d 891. We reverse and remand.

The facts are as follows: Officer Echols of the Montgomery Police Department was on routine patrol on…