Court Opinion

ID: 9540942
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:21:02.481641+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:01:47.464283
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Deen, Presiding Judge,
dissenting on rehearing.
The majority opinion relies heavily on the testimony of Billy Carter. Judge Carley’s dissent, in my opinion, correctly assesses the case: even though statements were made by the defendant’s agent that a warrant would be secured, this still was not the cause of the plaintiff’s eventual warrantless arrest.
On rehearing, appellant’s attorney analyzes the situation:
“Ken Hickox was ‘cuffed’ and held;
They took him to the Ware County Jail;
Scott said ‘all we did is make a call’;
Don’t blame us ’cause the law committed a foul;
Scott reported a missing truck saying ‘We protest’;
The law on its own made the warrantless arrest.”
The appellant’s attorney has not taken poetic license with the facts; the evidence simply demanded a verdict for the appellant. Accordingly, I fully concur with Judge Carley’s dissent.