Easley v. State

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

Bud Easley was charged on information filed by the prosecuting attorney of Benton County with the unlawful possession of stimulant and/or depressant drugs. Upon waiving a jury trial, he was tried before the circuit judge sitting as a jury and was convicted.

Easley’s father owned a farm near the small village community of Hiwasse in Benton County. He had moved an extra house onto the farm and the appellant Easley was in the process of moving into the house. Mr. Carl Merkey, an electrician, was employed to do electrical wiring in the house and while he was so engaged and…