Duncan v. State

John I. Purtle, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of four separate counts of aggravated robbery. Since he had three prior felony convictions, he was sentenced to four life sentences to run consecutively.

On appeal it is urged that the trial court erred in refusing to direct a verdict on two counts and that the four consecutive life sentences were an abuse of discretion and amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.

The sentences were individually within the limits set by Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1001 (Repl. 1977) and within the trial court’s discretion as set out in Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-903 (Repl.…