Johnie Stocker, Jr. v. Terrell Don Hutto, Commissioner, Arkansas Dept. Of Corrections

Petitioner Johnie Stocker, Jr., appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Petitioner was convicted in Arkansas state court of armed robbery and the commission of a felony with a firearm. This conviction was affirmed on direct appeal by the Arkansas Supreme Court in an unreported decision. Petitioner is presently confined in the Arkansas Penitentiary.

In the state court proceedings, petitioner argued that a firearm and a box of money should be suppressed because the police did not have probable cause to arrest him and subsequently…