State v. Mancia-Sandoval

PAUL E. DANIELSON, Justice.

liAppellant State of Arkansas appeals from the circuit court’s order granting a motion to suppress evidence in favor of appellees Jose Adilio Mancia-Sandoval and Osires Guevara. The State’s sole point on appeal is that, because a pretextual stop is not prohibited by the Arkansas or federal constitutions, the circuit court erred in suppressing evidence discovered following a canine sniff of a vehicle that was validly detained on probable cause. Appellees did not file a response. We agree with the State and reverse and remand.

The record reveals the following facts.…