State of Arkansas, Appellant v. Kendrick Robinson, Appellee

Summary

The court held that the State's interlocutory appeal was proper because it presented a purely legal question concerning the interpretation of criminal procedural rules with broader implications for the administration of Arkansas criminal law. On the merits, the court held that the extraterritorial execution of a valid search warrant by investigating officers was not per se unreasonable merely because local law enforcement did not cooperate, and it reversed and remanded the suppression order. Justice Baker, joined by Justice Hart, dissented, arguing that the State's appeal was not within the court's jurisdiction because the issues were unpreserved or fact-bound.