Duff v. State

A Miller County jury convicted appellant James Ernest Duff of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The jury sentenced him as a habitual offender to twelve years' imprisonment, and he was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. He raises two arguments on appeal. Duff argues that the trial court erred (1) in admitting a firearm into evidence over his chain-of-custody objection and (2) in denying his motion to suppress evidence. We affirm.

*740I. Summary of Trial Testimony

On May 22, 2016, Officer William Daugherty with the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department stopped a vehicle with a defective headlight.…