Benson v. State

Lavenski R. Smith, Justice.

Michael Darrell Benson appeals his conviction in Pulaski County Circuit Court for possession of firearms as a convicted felon. Benson asserts that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress evidence of a weapon found in the car Benson had been driving. Police arrested Benson for driving with a suspended license. Following the arrest, an inventory search of the car uncovered the weapon. Benson argues that the search of the car violated the Fourth Amendment in that police failed to comply with their own standards and procedures in undertaking an…