McConahay v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

A jury first determined appellant guilty of grand larceny. Then pursuant to the habitual offender act, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-2328 (Supp. 1973), documents evidencing four previous convictions were introduced and appellant's punishment was assessed by the jury at 31 Vi years, the maximum, in the Department of Correction. Appellant asserts for reversal that the court erred in allowing the jury to consider as evidence of prior convictions two documents which do not reflect whether the appellant was represented by or had validly waived counsel. The state with commendable candor…