Legal Opinion
State v. Spencer
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 13, 1995No. CR 94-1055PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tom Glaze, Justice.
The state brings this interlocutory appeal pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. l-2(a)(12) and A.R.Cr.P. Rules 16.2(a)(3) and 36.10(a) and (c). In doing so, the state’s sole contention is that the trial court erred in granting Edward Spencer’s pretrial motion to suppress the statement he gave to Officer Steve Wallace on April 22, 1993. About one week after Spencer gave his statement, the state charged Spencer with having committed the felony offense of carnal abuse in the first degree as defined under Ark. Code Ann. § 5-14-104 (1993).
In deciding the correctness of the trial court’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Oregon v. MathiasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Stansbury v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- California v. BehelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
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