Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Leroy Green, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

May 27, 19811981 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1042

Summary

The Court reversed the conviction, holding that the arrest warrant was invalid because the supporting affidavit lacked probable cause and that the confession obtained after the illegal arrest must be suppressed; the dissent argued the good‑faith exception should allow the confession. Justice McCormick, dissenting, would have held the confession admissible.