Warren v. State

Terry Crabtree, Judge.

Raymond Warren was convicted by a jury of possession of cocaine. Warren alleges three eviden-tiary errors in the trial. We find sufficient error in appellant’s first point to reverse his conviction, and we address his second two points on appeal for the limited purpose of giving guidance to the trial court since the same issues are likely to arise again on retrial. See Pyles v. State, 329 Ark. 73, 79, 947 S.W.2d 754, 757 (1997).

Appellant was stopped on November 18, 1994, for speeding. The officer detected the odor of intoxicants, conducted field sobriety testing, and…