State v. Reynolds

The Supreme Court dismissed the State's interlocutory appeal from the circuit court's grant of David Reynolds's motion to suppress evidence seized from a search of his cell phone, holding that this was not a proper State appeal.The State appealed under Rule 3 of the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure-Criminal. Noting that an appeal is permitted by Rule 3 when the issue presented is whether the circuit court erred in its interpretation of the law and that the Court does not accept an appeal by the State when the circuit court's decision turns on facts unique to the case or involves a mixed question of law and fact, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the correct and uniform administration of the criminal law was not at issue in this case. View "State v. Reynolds" on Justia Law