Anthony White, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of Anthony White’s habeas petition challenging his convictions for possession of cocaine and simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm. It held that the applicable simultaneous-possession statute did not require the underlying drug offense to be a particular felony class and that convictions for both offenses did not violate double jeopardy because the legislature intended them to be separate offenses. The court also held that the convictions did not impose an illegal sentence cognizable in habeas proceedings.