Legal Opinion · Dissent

Herrington v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided June 26, 1985No. CA CR 84-161Published

1DissentJames R. Cooper, Judge

I disagree with the majority decision because, using the authority of United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. _, 104 S.Ct. 3405 (1984), the majority has overruled the Arkansas Supreme Court’s decision in Collins v. State, 280 Ark. 453, 658 S.W.2d 877 (1983). This Court, in our Collins v. State, 9 Ark. App. 23, 658 S.W.2d 881 (1983), held that time could be inferred in a search warrant where no time was specified. The Arkansas Supreme Court, by a unanimous vote, reversed our decision and held that the absence of time in a warrant was one defect which could not be cured.

I am of the opinion that the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Lo-Ji Sales, Inc. v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
  5. State v. WoodLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984

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