Legal Opinion

Jacobs v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided March 13, 2013No. CA CR 12-783PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRANDON J. HARRISON, Judge.

|;A jury found appellant Ross Jacobs guilty of driving while intoxicated (DWI) and refusing to submit to a chemical test. He now appeals his convictions, arguing that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress and not allowing him to attack the credibility of a state trooper who testified for the State. We find no error and affirm.

On 20 August 2011, the Arkansas State Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint on State Highway 35 near Monticello. The first vehicle through the checkpoint was driven by Jacobs. Shortly after passing through the checkpoint,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Michigan Department of State Police v. SitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Bailey v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  4. Mullinax v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
  5. Gilbert v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Fisher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2013
  2. Whalen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2015
  3. Whalen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2015
  4. Whalen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2015

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