Harris v. State

James R. Cooper, Judge.

In this criminal case, appellant was charged with the offense of failure to appear under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2820 (Repl. 1977). He was also alleged to be an habitual offender and that his sentence should be enhanced under the provisions of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1001 (Repl. 1977). At trial, he was found guilty by the court, and was sentenced to five years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. On appeal, appellant argues that his conviction for failure to appear should be reversed because he had not been given written notice of the time and place to appear, and that…