BENNETT v. STATE

No. CR 00-1399.

44 S.W.3d 310 (2001)

345 Ark. 48

Lisa K. BENNETT v. STATE of Arkansas.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 24, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Petty , Searcy, Patrick J. Benca, Little Rock, for appellant.

Mark Pryor, Att'y Gen., by David R. Raupp, Sr., Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


TOM GLAZE, Justice.

This case concerns the Fourth Amendment and specifically whether an officer's smelling of a legal substance is sufficient in itself to show probable cause for a search warrant or to justify a good-faith exception for a warrant's issuance. Appellant Lisa Bennett brings this appeal after entering her conditional plea of guilty to a reduced charge of attempt to manufacture a controlled substance.

The search at issue ensued on October 28, 1998...

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