Fears v. State

Elsijane T. Roy, Justice.

Appellant Ronnie Fears was charged by information with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 82-2601 et seq. (Repl. 1976). Trial by jury resulted in a verdict of guilty on both counts.

On April 9, 1976, appellant unlawfully sold two kinds of controlled substances1 to Gaylan Hutchison, an undercover agent for the Arkansas State Police, in the presence of police informant Steve Howerton. Both testified at the trial concerning the occurrence.

On appeal the first allegation of error is that the trial…