OWENS v. STATE

No. CA CR 05-161.

215 S.W.3d 681 (2005)

Robert Lee OWENS, Appellant v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division I.

October 12, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender, by: Erin Vinett, Deputy Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by: Valerie L. Kelly, Ass't Att'y Gen., Law Student Admitted to Practice Pursuant to Rule XV of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Arkansas, under supervision of Darnisa Johnson, Deputy Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


KAREN R. BAKER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial of possession of a weapon by an incarcerated person in violation of Ark.Code Ann. § 5-73-131 (Repl.1997). He was sentenced to five years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, appellant asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict because he lacked the requisite culpable mental state. We find no error by the trial court and affirm.

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