State v. Jones

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant, Ina L. Jones was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver. Her motion to suppress the evidence was sustained and the state has appealed pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 36.10(a) and 16.2(d).

At the suppression hearing arresting officers testified that they observed a vehicle spin its tires as it left an area under surveillance. The vehicle’s tires squealed two more times and the car skidded slightly. Relying on a Blytheville traffic ordinance, No. 1010, the police stopped the motorist, appellant Ina Jones, and asked permission to search her vehicle.…