Legal Opinion
Coffman v. State
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided November 9, 1988No. CA CR 88-53PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melvin Mayfield, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of DWI, first offense, by a judge sitting without a jury and sentenced to 24 hours in jail, fined $150.00 plus costs, his driver’s license was suspended for 90 days, and he was ordered to attend DWI school. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress since he was unlawfully seized and all evidence obtained as a result of that seizure should have been suppressed.
On August 29, 1987, on instructions from State Police Headquarters, the Arkansas State Police and the Saline County Sheriffs Office conducted a roadblock…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Tison v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by33 opinions
- State v. TalbotCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1990
- Snyder v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
- State v. BinionCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- State v. LevittCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- State v. ThillSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
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