State v. Parson

CATHERINE STONE, Justice.

The State appeals the granting of a motion to suppress. The trial court determined that the State did not have probable cause to arrest Alan Parson, that Parson was not in a suspicious place at the time of his arrest, and that there were no exigent circumstances. Consequently, the trial court found that the State was not justified in making a warrant-less arrest under Tex.Code Crim. Proc. art. 14.03 and 14.04 (Vernon 1977 & Supp.1998) and suppressed the physical evidence obtained as a result of this arrest. Because we find the circumstances sufficient to support a…