Fricks v. State

| Appellant Frederick Fricks entered a conditional guilty plea in the Nevada County Circuit Court to offenses involving drugs and firearms. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to an aggregate term of thirty years’ imprisonment. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress (1) evidence found in a search of his vehicle and (2) an incriminating statement he made while in custody. We affirm.

I. Suppression Hearing 1

Trooper Aaron Easley with the Arkansas State Police was patrolling Interstate 30 in a “stealth” car on April 22, 2014, at approximately 4:22…