Wright v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Phillip Carl Wright appeals from his conviction of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, resulting in a sentence of life imprisonment. He advances two assignments of error: one, that a motion to suppress evidence should have been granted and, two, testimony of the arresting officers should not have been admitted. We reject the arguments and affirm the judgment.

At about 9:30 p.m. on May 4, 1988, Officer Kelly Martin observed appellant driving east on Interstate 630 in Little Rock at a high rate of speed. The officer turned on his blue lights and appellant pulled…