Akins v. State

I respectfully concur to the majority opinion. I write separately only to disagree with the majority opinion’s analysis on the timing of appellant’s arrest. As the majority notes above, in its brief, the State conceded that appellant was arrested without a warrant. However, unlike the majority, I do not read the State’s brief to concede that appellant was arrested as soon as the officers approached him and placed him on the ground at the gas station. I believe that the State conceded that appellant was arrested, but did not concede the timing of appellant’s arrest (when the officers initially…