HICKMAN, Justice.
George Amos Scott and Henry Clayborne Johnson were convicted of possessing firearms, a violation of Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-3103. Scott was sentenced to six years imprisonment; Johnson to five. They were admittedly convicted felons. On appeal, the controlling issue is whether a transcript of testimony taken at a preliminary hearing may be used as evidence in a circuit court criminal trial where the witness is unavailable.
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