Brown v. State

OPINION

RUSSELL, Judge.

James Sonny Brown was arrested, along with three other men, at approximately 1:30 A.M. after a short but high speed chase that ensued when a deputy of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop the automobile in which they were riding without lights. In the automobile, in plain sight of the arresting officer, was a portable television set, several rods and reels, a portable radio, a Coca-Cola cooler, and several other items that later proved to be the fruits of a houseboat burglary that occurred within a mile of where the automobile chase began. All occupants…