Derrick v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of possession of a controlled substance, heroin, with intent to deliver. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 82-2617 (Supp. 1975). His punishment was assessed at 30 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Appellant first contends for reversal that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a continuance in order to give him sufficient time for a psychiatric evaluation. We do not agree.

Appellant was charged with the alleged offense on July 11, 1974, and the case was tried on September 27, 1974. It appears from the record that appellant was…