Thomas v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

On the afternoon of March 31,1989, Tony Reed Thomas was observed by El Dorado police officer Jeffrey Everetts driving a 1980 Cadillac with a Texas license plate and playing a stereo in violation of an anti-noise ordinance. Everetts followed the Cadillac until he felt the area was such that he could give chase if the driver tried to flee and at that point turned on his blue light. The Cadillac continued for another mile, at an excessive speed, stopping after Everetts turned on his siren.

Thomas had no driver’s license but gave his date of birth and claimed to have a Texas…