Riggins v. State

James R. Cooper, Judge.

The appellant was convicted by jury of driving while intoxicated (DWI) and of violating Ark. Stat. Ann. §41-3151 (Repl. 1979) (carrying prohibited weapons) in the Faulkner County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to thirty days and fined $500.00 for the DWI, and he was fined $250.00 for the weapons conviction. The appellant raises three points on appeal: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on a defense to the charge of carrying a prohibited weapon; (2) the court improperly admitted into evidence the testing procedures used in administering the…