Travis v. State

David Newbern, Justice.

Mark Travis, the appellant, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-103(a)(l) (Repl. 1997). Mr. Travis contended his arrest was unlawful and that evidence (the firearm) seized as a result of his arrest should have been suppressed. The Trial Court denied the motion to suppress, and Mr. Travis entered a conditional plea of guilty pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 24.3(b), reserving the right to appeal the Trial Court’s suppression ruling. Mr. Travis received a 12-month “suspended imposition of sentence” with credit for…