Wright v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated robbery (Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2103 [Repl. 1977]) as a habitual offender with more than four prior convictions and assessed his punishment at 55 years’ imprisonment (Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1001 (2) (a) [Repl. 1977]). Appellant, through the public defender, first contends that the court erred in denying his petition for a certificate of summons to several nonresident witnesses, or in the alternative, in denying his motion to depose these witnesses.

The issuance of a petition for certification of a material nonresident witness, which…