Owens v. State

|tOn June 10, 2016, Kevin Spencer Owens, Sr., was convicted by a jury of three counts of delivery of methamphetamine and sentenced to twenty-three years’ imprisonment. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred by (1) granting the State’s motions in limine precluding him from questioning the criminal informant about his prior convictions and sentences; (2) prohibiting him from eliciting testimony from four witnesses about his family and work history; and (3) allowing the State’s rebuttal witness to testify. We find no error, and affirm.

I. Background

In November 2014, the Fort Smith police…