State of Arkansas v. Raymond N. Bailey, Jr.

Summary

The court held that the State’s interlocutory appeal was proper because it presented an issue of first impression concerning the uniform administration of Fourth Amendment law. It held that officers conducting a warrantless search under a probationer’s residence-search waiver need only have reasonable suspicion, based on the totality of the circumstances, that the location is the probationer’s residence, rather than probable cause. Because the circuit court applied the wrong standard, the court reversed the suppression order and remanded.