Ferguson v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

This case comes before our court on petition for review by the State from a decision by the Arkansas Court of Appeals reversing Appellant Eric Ferguson’s conviction for possession of firearms pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 5-73-103(a)(l)(Supp.- 2001). By criminal information, Mr. Ferguson was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of firearms by a convicted felon. The State alleged that Mr. Ferguson, who had previously been convicted of aggravated assault, had used a gun to threaten two Rentwise employees when they came to his…