BRUNSON v. STATE

No. CR 88-3.

753 S.W.2d 859 (1988)

296 Ark. 220

Billy Joe BRUNSON a/k/a Joe Joe, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Carpenter, Jr., No. Little Rock, for appellant.

J. Blake Hendrix, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Chief Justice.

Appellant Billy Joe Brunson was found guilty of rape, aggravated robbery, and kidnapping (two counts) and was sentenced to one hundred and sixty years imprisonment. On appeal, Brunson contends the court erred in admitting certain items of evidence pursuant to the inevitable discovery exception to the exclusionary rule. It is argued that there was no evidence of an ongoing investigation focusing on Brunson which was sufficiently disconnected from...

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