Soileau v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

MORRISON, Judge.

The appellant presents a forceful argument on rehearing in which he contends that the arrest was not shown to have been a legal one because the evidence fails to disclose that the city of Houston had authorized the erection of the traffic control device in question.

We have concluded that when the legislature enacted Article 6701(d), R. C. S., which is the “Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways,” the power to arrest without a warrant conferred on peace officers by Article 212, C. C. P., was expanded by Section 153 of Article 6701(d), R. C. S., so as…