CARR v. STATE

No. CR 89-75.

777 S.W.2d 846 (1989)

300 Ark. 158

George CARR, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Stocks, Waldo, for appellant.

Ann Purvis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

George Carr was convicted of delivering crack to Johnny Conway and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment and fined $25,000. We reverse the conviction because there was insufficient evidence to prove Carr's guilt.

Johnny Conway testified that Carr gave him crack to sell. The state, however, failed to produce any independent evidence that Carr delivered crack to anyone, much less Conway. A conviction cannot be based solely on the testimony of...

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