Legal Opinion

Safley v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided October 24, 1990No. CA CR 90-14PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

Appellant was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (cocaine and marijuana), but the jury found her guilty of two counts of the lesser offense of possession of a controlled substance. She was sentenced to serve ten years in the Arkansas Department of Correction.

On August 10,1988, Little Rock Police Department Detective Patti Watson obtained a warrant to search a residence located at 1605 South Pierce Street being occupied by Dana Safley. The affidavit for the warrant stated it was based on “information from a reliable…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  5. Osborne v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Kristie's Katering, Inc. v. AmeriCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2000
  2. Reginald Featherston v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2024
  3. Allen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1992

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