State v. Pylant

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant, the State of Arkansas, appeals the order of the Union County Circuit Court denying its motion for a jury trial in its case against appellee, Bryant O’Neal Pylant, on three counts of delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine). In the same order, appellee’s motion for permission to plead guilty to these charges was granted, and his guilty plea was accepted. Sentencing has been delayed. Jurisdiction of this matter is conferred upon this court pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(a)(3). The sole issue presented on appeal, as phrased by the state in its oral…