Hill v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

Appellant Jeffery Hill brings this appeal, claiming that the trial court committed error under the bifurcated sentencing procedures established by Acts 535 and 551 of 1993, as codified in Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-97-101 — 16-97-104 (Supp. 1993).

Hill pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment by a jury impaneled for purposes of sentencing. He raises three points for reversal: (1) the trial court erred in allowing the State to elicit testimony that he had made a prior attempt to commit a robbery against the same victim; (2) the trial…