State v. Thompson

PAUL E. DANIELSON, Justice.

11 Appellant State of Arkansas appeals from the circuit court’s order granting a motion to suppress evidence in favor of appellee Jaret Thompson. The State’s sole point on appeal is that the circuit court erred in granting Thompson’s motion to suppress evidence discovered following a canine sniff of his vehicle that was validly detained. Thompson did not file a response. We agree with the State and reverse and remand.

The record reveals the following facts. On April 9, 2009, Sergeant Chris Chap-mond, with the Hot Springs Police Drug Task Force, received a tip that…