Legal Opinion

Martin v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided February 22, 2017No. CR-16-635PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtPhillip T. Whiteaker, Judge

|, Robert Martin was convicted by a Calhoun County jury of trafficking a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to a total of fifty years’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, Martin challenges only the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. We affirm.

In reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress, we conduct a de novo review based on the totality of the circumstances, reviewing findings of historical facts for clear error and determining whether those facts give…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  2. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  3. Franklin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2010

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lee Allen Saffel v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2021

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