PICKETT v. STATE

No. CR 95-145.

902 S.W.2d 208 (1995)

321 Ark. 224

Bobby PICKETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 3, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Val P. Price, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Clint Miller, Deputy Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


DUDLEY, Justice.

Appellant, a habitual offender, was arrested for selling cocaine. He was charged and, as he was preparing for trial, interpreted the new presumptive sentencing guidelines, Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-90-803 and -804 (Supp. 1993), to make him eligible for a sentence of only fifty-four months, although the statutory range for sale of cocaine is from ten to sixty years. Ark.Code Ann. § 5-64-401(a)(1)(i) (Repl.1993). However, he observed that...

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