Shaver v. State

John E. Jennings, Judge.

This criminal case presents questions in the law of evidence. Gary Shaver was found guilty by a jury in Carroll County Circuit Court of manufacturing a controlled substance in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-64-401. On May 7, 1990, he was sentenced by the court to four years imprisonment. We find no reversible error and affirm.

At trial the State produced evidence to show that five patches of marijuana were found growing on Mr. Shaver’s farm in rural Carroll County. In his own defense, Shaver testified that from 1986 to the date of trial he had found marijuana on his…