McCoy v. State

David NEWBERN, Justice.

Leroy King McCoy was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance. Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-401 (a) (Supp. 1995). He was sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment and fined $5,000. He was sentenced to an additional ten years’ imprisonment in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-411(a)(1)-(2) (Supp. 1995). The sentences were ordered to be served consecutively.

Mr. McCoy was arrested after he approached an undercover police informant, who was wearing a body microphone, and asked him what he wanted. The informant indicated he wanted “a twenty,” meaning twenty dollars’ worth…