Legal Opinion

Stewart v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided May 12, 1993No. CA CR 92-1043PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John E. Jennings, Chief Judge.

Clemmie Stewart was found guilty by a Pulaski County jury of possession with intent to deliver and was sentenced by the court to thirty years imprison-' ment as an habitual offender. The sole contention on appeal is that the cocaine was obtained by the police as a result of an unlawful seizure and thus Stewart’s motion to suppress should have been granted. We find no error and affirm.

On the evening of December 13, 1991, Little Rock police officers Austin Lynch and Johnny Gravett were on patrol on Scott Street in an area where they knew drugs were sold. Lynch saw…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  3. Rabun v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1991

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2003
  2. Taff v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018

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