AR overrules state constitution’s pretextual arrest case from 2002; reasonableness is the key

Arkansas overrules State v. Sullivan, 348 Ark. 647, 74 S.W.3d 215 (2002), which held that a pretextual arrest violated the state constitution, holding this time that Fourth Amendment reasonableness should control. Gamble v. State, 2026 Ark. 44 (Mar. 5, 2026) (5-2, dissent noting that the holding violates the party presentation rule which is now applied unevenly (maybe when it only helps the state?).)