McDonald v. State

Attorney Laura Cunningham represents Randolph McDonald, who was convicted of possession of a controlled substance on a conditional plea under Ark. R. Crim. P. 24.3(b)(2002). Rule 24.3(b) provides that a criminal defendant who makes a conditional plea may appeal from the judgment for review of the adverse determination on the pretrial motion to suppress evidence. As indicated in our September 11, 2003, per curiam, McDonald failed to appeal from the June 4, 2003, judgment. Instead, McDonald attempted to appeal from the November 4,2002, denial of the motion to suppress. Naturally, when the…