State v. Thompson

MITCHELL, Justice.

The controlling question on appeal is whether there was probable cause for the arrest of the defendant without a warrant at the time law enforcement officers took him into custody. We conclude that there was probable cause and that evidence seized as a result of his arrest was properly admitted at trial.

A complete review of the evidence presented at trial is unnecessary in resolving the issue presented on appeal. The evi*159dence at trial tended to show among other things that Linda Gattis left her home at approximately 6:30 p.m. on August 5, 1983 to go to a nearby neighborhood…