Tenpenny v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Tenpenny v. State

508 S.W.2d 752, 256 Ark. 523, 1974 Ark. LEXIS 1473

CourtSupreme Court of Arkansas

DecidedMay 6, 1974

DocketCR 74-14

StatusPublished

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Tenpenny v. State, 508 S.W.2d 752, 256 Ark. 523, 1974 Ark. LEXIS 1473 (Ark. 1974).

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Opinion

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Appellant Bonnie Jo Tenpenny’s sole allegation on appeal is that her sentence of 30 years upon a conviction by a jury on a charge of delivery of heroin was excessive and should be reduced by this court.

The record shows that the jury heard evidence sufficient to sustain appellant’s conviction of having sold two packets of heroin to a police undercover agent. In addition, the jury heard appellant’s own testimony that she supported her own addiction to heroin by procuring drugs for others.

Assuming, without deciding, that we would have the power under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-2725.2 (Supp. 1973), to reduce on appeal a sentence which was deemed excessive, this court has no inclination toward substituting its judgment for that of the jurors who have heard the testimony and assessed a punishment within the limits prescribed by law.

Affirmed.

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