People v. Yerman

Although the defendant pleaded guilty in this case, and has paid the small fine imposed, he has taken this appeal, and in it, and in the brief filed by his attorney upon the argument, has raised about all the questions that could possibly be involved in a criminal case. First, the claim is made that he was arrested illegally without a warrant. It is true that no warrant was ever issued for the defendant. However, it appears that the crime, if we may thus seriously designate a traffic violation, was committed in an officer’s presence; and, second, that the officer did not arrest the defendant.…