Legal Opinion

Scroggins v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 17, 1980No. CR 79-218PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John I. Purtle, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2102 (Repl. 1977). He bases his appeal upon the denial of his motion to suppress evidence which he claims was the result of an illegal warrantless search of his vehicle. He was sentenced to 35 years as a habitual offender.

The only question on appeal is whether the trial court erred in overruling the motion to suppress. We think the trial court was correct.

The facts are not materially in dispute. About 8:00 p.m. on March 17, 1979, the Payless Shoe Store on Asher Avenue in Little Rock was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  3. McGuire v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  4. Rodriquez v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
  5. Gordon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Stone v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  2. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
  3. Norris v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  4. Hamm v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  5. Nelson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006

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