Goodwin v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant David Carroll Goodwin, an inmate in the Arkansas Department of Correction, was charged with furnishing a prohibited article in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-119 (Repl. 1997). He was convicted in Izard County Circuit Court of the lesser charge of possession of a controlled substance in a detention facility in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-401 (F) (Supp. 1999). He was sentenced to an additional term of six years’ imprisonment, to be served consecutive with his current term. Goodwin sets forth two points for reversal: (1) that the State failed to…