Hadnot v. State

SAM TAYLOR, Judge.

Appellant Jimmy Lee Hadnot was indicted and convicted for robbery in the first degree of a Southern Pantry store and gasoline station in Prattville, Alabama.

I

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to exclude items of evidence on the grounds that they were seized as a result of an illegal arrest. Section 15-10-3, Code of Alabama 1975, states, “An officer may arrest any person without a warrant, on any day and at any time, ... (3) when a felony has been committed, and he has reasonable cause to believe that the person arrested committed it....”

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