Colston v. State

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Appellant, Stephen John Colston, entered a conditional plea of guilty to first-degree battery, in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-13-201 (a) (3) (Repl. 1997), pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 24.3(b) (2000). The battery charge, a class A felony, was enhanced by Ark. Code Ann. § 5-74-108 (Repl. 1997), engaging in violent criminal activity. The trial court accepted appellant’s guilty plea and sentenced appellant to eight years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Before appellant entered his conditional plea, he filed a motion to suppress. The trial court denied…