Sylvester v. State

liOn April 16, 2015, appellant Ardwin Sylvester was convicted by a jury in the Sebastian County Circuit Court of felon in possession of a-firearm and sentenced to forty years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. . On appeal, Sylvester argues that the trial.court erred by denying his motion to suppress his statement to police, claiming that it was taken in violation of his right to have counsel present. We affirm.

On July 9, 2014, Sylvester was charged with aggravated robbery, kidnapping, rape, and felon in possession of a firearm. Sylvester moved to sever the charge of felon in possession…