Aaron Michael Lewis, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Lewis's convictions and the denial of his suppression motions, holding that the officer's encounter with Lewis after the vehicle crash was permissible, the phone and victim's voice recording were admissible, Lewis lacked standing to challenge subpoenas directed to third parties, and his promise-of-leniency argument was not preserved. The court also upheld the inventory search of Lewis's vehicle and dismissed the State's cross-appeal as untimely because it challenged matters that could not be raised through a nunc pro tunc order. Justice Hart, concurring, agreed with admitting the recording but would have relied on existing Arkansas law concerning spontaneous statements rather than adopting the federal rule applied by the majority.