State v. Blevins

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The State of Arkansas files this interlocutory appeal from a decision by the trial court granting appellee James L. Blevins’ motion to suppress evidence seized on May 4, 1990.

The essential facts are not in dispute. During the early morning hours of May 4,1990, Investigator Tim Ryals of the Hot Springs Police Department purchased crack cocaine from an individual at a residence in Hot Springs. Ryals was under surveillance by other police officers during the transaction. Thereafter, the investigator signed an affidavit to support a search warrant authorizing a search of…