State of Arkansas, Appellant v. Quinton Riley, Appellee

Summary

The court dismissed the State’s appeal from an order granting Quinton Riley a new trial based on juror misconduct. It held that the appeal turned on the application of law to the unique facts—whether a juror violated instructions by posting on Facebook and whether Riley was prejudiced—rather than on an issue requiring review for the correct and uniform administration of the criminal law. Because such fact-intensive State appeals are outside the court’s jurisdiction under Rule 3, the court did not reach the merits.