Mendiola v. State

Robert J. Gladwin, Judge.

Appellant Jose Enrique Men-diola was convicted by a Pulaski County jury of three counts of aggravated robbery, one count of Class Y felony kidnapping, and two counts of Class B felony kidnapping. He was sentenced to a total of sixty-five years’ incarceration in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, appellant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by allowing testimony concerning an alleged threat he made to an officer during a preliminary hearing. We affirm.

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