Myers v. State

The appellant, Keith Allen Myers, was convicted of kidnapping and burglary and was sentenced to two concurrent terms of fifteen years’ imprisonment. Myers’s conviction and sentence resulted from his role in the kidnapping of Gina Plambuchen of Conway. Myers’s wife and co-defendant, Amanda, was also charged for her role in the kidnapping. Amanda pleaded guilty to burglary and hindering apprehension. She was sentenced to two concurrent terms of five years’ probation.

Both of the pleas were the result of a “package deal” offered by the prosecutor in exchange for each defendant’s testimony against…