King v. State

I must respectfully dissent from the majority’s holding that the appellant’s war-rantless arrest was not supported by probable cause. Based upon my review of the facts in this case and the applicable law, I believe that the police officers had probable cause to arrest the appellant based upon the information provided by the confidential informant.

Officer Horn, one of the arresting officers, testified that he personally knew the informant because the informant had provided information to him on prior occasions. Although this information did not lead to any arrests or convictions, this…