Farmah v. State

I dissent. The issue here is whether the State carried its burden of proof to support the two warrantless arrests, and whether the confession made after the arrests was tainted by the illegality of the arrests.

On the morning of December 4, 1987, John Aruner Farmah, Jr., appellant, who was driving a two-toned Buick automobile, had car trouble and pulled to the side of the street. Appellant had just purchased the automobile and it was not registered in his name. As he was sitting on the back of the car, Officer Horn of the Houston Police Department (HPD), pulled up behind him. Officer Horn…