State v. Galyean

Steele Hays, Justice.

This is an appeal by the State of Arkansas under Ark. R. Crim. P. 36.10 asserting that the circuit court imposed an illegal sentence for the crime of delivery of marijuana. The state’s argument must be sustained.

The appellee, Robin Michel Galyean, was charged with a class C felony: delivery of less than ten pounds of marijuana on March 21, 1992. Ms. Galyean pled guilty and, over the state’s specific objection to the sentence, the trial court placed her on probation for seven years and ordered her to pay restitution in lieu of a fine.

The state contends that Ark. Code Ann.…