Legal Opinion · Dissent

Potter v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided July 5, 2000No. CA CR 99-1248Published

1DissentMargaret Meads, Judge

I believe that the law-enforcement officer in this case had reasonable suspicion to stop and detain appellant, as well as reasonable suspicion to frisk him. I would affirm.

Officer Motsinger was dispatched to Tyson Park on May 24, 1999, after a woman used her cellular phone to notify police that a man had been following her for about three weeks and that she believed he was stalking her. She identified herself, described both her car and the man’s truck, and provided the truck’s license number. Upon arriving at the park, Officer Motsinger observed appellant’s truck parked seventy feet from the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Frette v. City of SpringdaleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  3. Muhammad v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  4. Willett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  5. Roark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1994

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