Boykin v. State

In July 2017, a law-enforcement officer working for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission stopped Alvin Boykin and his companions on a privately leased property called the Gar Hole in Ashley County. The officer discovered a vial of methamphetamine in the front pocket of Boykin's shirt. The State charged Boykin with possession of less than two grams of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. In May 2018, the Ashley County Circuit Court found him guilty of possession of methamphetamine, but Boykin was acquitted of possession of drug paraphernalia.

On appeal, Boykin challenges the…