Alfredo Moya v. State Texas

Appellant was convicted of robbery. Punishment was assessed at 30 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm. In his first point of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress evidence that was obtained as the result of a warrantless search and seizure. His complaint is that police officers lacked probable cause to make the search and arrest. The facts concerning the commission of the offense and appellant's arrest are as follows. Alta Danker was walking out of Bat's Pub late one night when someone approached her, grabbed her purse, pushed her to the ground, and fled with her purse. Danker returned to the pub and police were summoned. Officer Joe Barrerra arrived shortly thereafter and interviewed Danker. In addition, Barrerra interviewed Mary Samuels, who had arrived at Bat's just after Danker was robbed. She told Barrerra about a man who had run across traffic in front of her car as she approached Bat's, and she felt it might have been the same person who robbed Danker.