Pickens v. State

OPINION

DUNN, Justice.

Appellant pled guilty to the offense of forgery enhanced with one prior conviction, and was sentenced to 10 years confinement. The right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress was preserved.

In his sole ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of an unlawful arrest.

The facts elicited at the hearing on appellant’s motion to suppress show that on June 14, 1985, shortly after noon, appellant was seen walking along the outside corridor of the Seahorse Motel in Galveston by David Kiff,…