Hill v. State

James R. Cooper, Judge.

The appellant was charged with the delivery of a controlled substance, and the State also charged that his sentence should be enhanced because he was a habitual offender, having been convicted of two or more felonies. The jury found the appellant guilty of the offense charged, determined that he was a habitual offender, and sentenced him to twenty years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. From that decision, comes this appeal.

For reversal, the appellant first argues that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on this affirmtive defense of…