Jones v. State

ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Judge.

| Appellant Joe Jones appeals his conviction by a Pulaski County jury on a charge of commercial burglary, for which he was sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. He argues that the circuit court abused its discretion in excluding, as hearsay, a comment made by him to police officers at the time of his apprehension. We affirm.

On December 14, 2009, appellant was charged by felony information with a single count of commercial burglary, with a sentencing enhancement provision for having been convicted previously of four or more…