Gonzalez v. State

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) with intent to deliver and sentenced to serve 20 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction and a fine of $15,000.00. Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, but argues the trial court erred in refusing to quash the jury panel and in refusing to find the vehicular stop and subsequent search illegal.

On the day of trial, the court announced the charges against appellant and stated: “We’re here today for the trial of that matter. We’ve also got a number of other…