Hill v. State

Judith Rogers, Judge.

Appellant, Gino Hill, was convicted by a jury of debvery of a controlled substance and sentenced to twenty-five years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, appellant argues that the trial court erred in improperly limiting appellant’s cross-examination of the State’s witness, Detective Elliott Johnson, as permitted under Rule 608(b) of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence. We agree and reverse and remand.

Appellant’s arrest and subsequent conviction resulted from an undercover drug purchase. The operation was conducted by local police and involved the use of an…