Baird v. State

D. Vaught, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Washington County Circuit Court in which appellant Chancey Baird was convicted of attempted first-degree murder and sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction and to a fine of $15,000. On appeal, appellant argues that the trial court erred by denying his motions to suppress the physical evidence recovered from the residence and the statements he gave to police following his arrest. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On February 7, 2001, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Officer Jason Hiatt of the Elm Springs Police…