DERRICK v. STATE

No. CR75-144.

532 S.W.2d 431 (1976)

Maurice DERRICK, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erwin L. Davis, Fayetteville, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen. by Jack T. Lassiter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of possession of a controlled substance, heroin, with intent to deliver. Ark.Stat.Ann. § 82-2617 (Supp.1975). His punishment was assessed at 30 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Appellant first contends for reversal that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a continuance in order to give him sufficient time for a psychiatric evaluation. We do not agree.

Appellant was charged...

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