Forge v. State

GRANT, Justice.

Greg Forge appeals convictions of two separate charges of burglary of a motor vehicle. Forge contends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence statements he had signed as a direct result of an unlawful search of his vehicle and the unlawful seizure of contraband found therein. He further contends that the court erred in overruling his objections to the jury charge concerning guilt or innocence.

On November 21, 1984, Forge was arrested in a Paris, Texas, shopping center parking lot for his failure to identify himself to a police officer. Steve Woods was also arrested…