BELL v. STATE

No. CR-13-1079.

2014 Ark.App. 458

GARY D. BELL, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEE.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division I.

Opinion Delivered September 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hancock Law Firm, by: Alex R. Burgos , for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel , Att'y Gen., by: Ashley A. Priest , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


KENNETH S. HIXSON, Judge.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial judge abused his discretion in not instructing the jury to consider a suspended sentence as an alternative sentence recommendation. We affirm.

Gary D. Bell was the sole occupant and driver of a Honda CRV stopped by law enforcement on Interstate 30 in Clark County on February 24, 2013. After a drug-detecting dog alerted to the odor of contraband, a search revealed five large wedge-shaped...

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