Chapman v. State

W.H. “Dub” Arnold,W.H. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

Appellant, David Kelly Chapman, ice. guilty by a jury of manufacturing a controlled substance, methamphetamine, in violation of Ark. Code Ann. section 5-64-401 (Repl. 1997). Chapman, on parole at the time of his conviction, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction and fined $25,000. Our jurisdiction is authorized pursuant to Ark. R. Sup. Ct. 1-2(a)(2) (2000). Appellant raises two points on appeal. First, Chapman contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. Second, he argues that the…