GOSNELL v. STATE

No. CR 84-143.

681 S.W.2d 385 (1984)

284 Ark. 299

Don GOSNELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Dale Varner, Springdale, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Leslie M. Powell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

Under the Youthful Offender Alternative Service Act of 1975, a felony conviction of a person under 26 years of age may be expunged. Ark.Stat.Ann. §§ 43-2339 et seq. (Repl.1977). The only question here is whether, when such a person later commits another felony, the expunged conviction may be used to enhance his sentence as an habitual offender. Our jurisdiction is under Rule 29(1)(c). We agree with the circuit court's ruling that...

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