Martinez v. State

Richard L. Mays, Justice.

Appellant was tried by the court below sitting as a jury and found guilty of two counts of being an accomplice to failure to appear in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-303 (Repl. 1977). The information alleged that on or about July 17 and 19, 1978, appellant, Juan Alipio Martinez, with the purpose of promoting or facilitating the offense of failure to appear, did solicit, advise or encourage Kathy Workman and Demarious Haney to commit the crime of failure to appear. The court sentenced appellant to five years imprisonment on each count with two years suspended, the…