State v. Rodriques

Andree Layton Roaf, Justice.

Appellant State of Arkansas brings this appeal pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 36.10, contending that the “correct and uniform administration of the criminal law requires review by the Supreme Court.” Appellee Beatrice Louise Rodriques pled guilty to one count of delivery of a controlled substance and two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. She was sentenced as an habitual offender to ten years imprisonment. On appeal, the state submits that at the time the crimes were committed the mandatory minimum sentence was twenty years…