Legal Opinion
Burnett v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 9, 1988No. CR 87-93PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Darrell Hickman, Justice.
This is a capital felony murder case. Robert Lee Burnett was convicted of murdering Rhonda Dobson, a clerk at the Super Stop in Brinkley, Arkansas. He received the death penalty. The victim was bludgeoned and stabbed repeatedly. The crime occurred in the early morning hours of July 10,1986. We reverse the conviction because Burnett was unlawfully seized at his home in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and evidence obtained as a result of that seizure was used against him.
A police officer drove by the Super Stop just after the crime…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by22 opinions
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