Weatherford v. State

Ronald Weatherford was convicted of manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Weather-ford appealed the conviction and the subsequent denial by the trial court of his motion for a new trial. The court of appeals affirmed in an unpublished opinion. Weatherford v. State, CACR 02-415 (Ark. App. Oct. 29, 2003). Weatherford filed a timely petition for postconviction relief pursuant to Ark. R. Crim. P. 37.1,…