State of Arkansas v. Ronald Russell

Summary

The court dismissed the State’s interlocutory appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The challenged order granted a motion in limine excluding preserved chat messages based on the alleged failure to preserve earlier communications, but it was not an order granting a motion to suppress illegally obtained or seized evidence within the limited categories authorized for State appeals. Because the appeal was outside Rule 3(a), the court did not reach the merits or the additional Rule 3(d) requirement.