Embry v. State

K.MAX KOONCE, II, Judge.

Appellant entered a conditional plea of guilty to manufacturing a controlled substance pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Criminal Procedure 24.3. He was sentenced to fifteen years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, appellant argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress. We affirm.

When reviewing the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress, the appellate courts make an independent determination based on the totality of the circumstances and reverse only if the trial court’s ruling was clearly against the preponderance of the evidence.…