Phavixay v. State

Paul E. Danielson, Justice.

Appellant Chor J. Phavixay appeals from his conviction for delivery of methamphetamine, a violation of Ark. -Code Ann. § 5-64-401 (Repl. 2005), and his sentence to 384 months’ imprisonment. His sole point on appeal is that the circuit court erred in admitting evidence of a prior crime, in violation of Rule 404(b) of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence. Alternatively, Phavixay submits that the evidence of the prior crime was inadmissible under Rule 403 of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence due to undue prejudice, waste of time, and confusion of the issues. Because we agree…