Mounts v. State

I cannot agree with the result reached by the majority opinion in this case. The case comes to us from a conditional plea of guilty to the possession of approximately 60 kilograms (130 pounds) of cocaine with intent to deliver, which the appellant admits was found in “closed luggage” in the trunk of a vehicle he was driving. He was sentenced to twenty years for the Class Y felony, to run concurrent with time to be served in a federal penitentiary, plus a fine of $120,000 and court costs. The plea agreement, which required the fine to be paid on the day of the plea, was made pursuant to Ark.…