Finley v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In April, 1971, the appellant pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assault with intent to kill, in that he had fired shots from a shotgun with intent to kill a certain person. The trial judge accepted the plea and sentenced Finley to three years in the Arkansas Penitentiary, but suspended the sentence on certain conditions. The three-year suspension expired without revocation; Finley never actually entered the penitentiary.

In December, 1981, the present information was filed, charging that Finley, being a convicted felon, unlawfully possessed a firearm in violation…