Sandra Nance, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. State of Arkansas, Appellee/cross-Appellant

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Nance’s motion to suppress, holding that she voluntarily consented to the search and that the circuit court’s credibility findings were not clearly erroneous. It dismissed Nance’s appeal and the State’s cross-appeal concerning custody, care costs, and the constitutionality of the animal-seizure statute because those matters were statutorily assigned to the district court and had not properly reached the circuit court. Justice Baker, joined by Justice Hart, dissented, arguing that the circuit court retained jurisdiction under the Arkansas Constitution and court rules.