Michael Roland v. State of Arkansas
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ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS
NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION
LARRY D. VAUGHT, JUDGE
DIVISION II
CACR06-942
May 16, 2007
MICHAEL ROLAND
APPELLANT
V.
APPEAL FROM THE CRITTENDEN
COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
[CR-05-787, CR-91-50A]
HON. RALPH EDWIN WILSON, JR.,
CIRCUIT JUDGE
STATE OF ARKANSAS
APPELLEE
AFFIRMED
Appellant Michael Roland pled guilty in June 2001 to attempted aggravated robbery
for which imposition of sentence was suspended for a period of twenty years. In 2005, the
State filed a petition to revoke Roland’s suspension on the grounds that he violated the
conditions thereof by possessing both cocaine and marijuana. After a hearing, the trial court
found that Roland had violated his suspension in both of the manners alleged by the State,
revoked his suspension, and sentenced him to six years’ imprisonment. For reversal, Roland
contends that the evidence relating to his cocaine possession was insufficient to support the
revocation because there were discrepancies in the testimony as to the precise weight of the
cocaine found in his possession.
However, Roland’s sufficiency argument fails because he attacks only one of the
grounds upon which the revocation of his suspension was based. He effectively abandoned
any argument relating to the additional and independent ground for revocation—his
possession of marijuana. Where the trial court expressly bases its decision on multiple
independent grounds and appellant challenges only one on appeal, we will affirm without
addressing any. See Pugh v. State, 351 Ark. 5, 89 S.W.3d 909 (2002).
Affirmed.
M ARSHALL and H EFFLEY, JJ., agree.
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