Jones v. State

Defendant-appellant was informed against for (1) resisting an officer with violence to his person, and (2) petit larceny. He was tried by jury, found guilty of both counts and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary for the first count. Imposition of sentence on the petit larceny count was withheld.

Defendant-appellant first contends that the trial court erred in denying defense counsel’s motion to dismiss the charges against him based on the alleged illegality of his arrest. We disagree.

We find that the arrest of the appellant was valid as the record clearly demonstrates that the…