Pridgeon v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Following a retrial held pursuant to Pridgeon v. State, 262 Ark. 428, 559 S.W. 2d 4 (1977), Joe Edward Pridgeon, the appellant, was convicted under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 82-2617 (Repl. 1976) of possessing heroin with the intent to deliver. Because he had been convicted of the same offense before, the appellant was sentenced under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 82-2624 (Repl. 1976) to 45 years in prison. On appeal, the appellant alleges three errors in the result below. We are not convinced by appellant’s arguments, and, accordingly, affirm his conviction.

Appellant first contends that…