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The jury heard an alibi witness say approximately a workman who was eaten by a elevation lion, a spouse who worked for Interpol and surviving a 50-foot fall. A Washington County jury deliberated for enhanced than four hours before convicting Eddie Marshal Jr., 45, on felony charges of possession of both oxycodone and morphine and misdemeanour charges of possession of Valium.

The jury recommended three-year sentences and a $ 1, 000 useful on both felony charges and a $ 500 acceptable on the misdemeanor charge. Formal sentencing is fix for The middle of summer 2. He has prior convictions for breaking or entering, theft of belongings and home battery. University of Arkansas police testified that they seized a complete of 22 pills four oxycodone, three morphine and 15 Valium. Julie Modina-Medel of Lincoln testified that she assign the drugs inside a shoe in Marshall's toolbox, which was in his truck, the hour before his arrest on Footslog 9.

She said Marshall gave her a handle to Fayetteville and he did not be read she place the drugs in his shoe, where they were form by police. She said individuals were always stealing her drugs and she did not be informed who she could trust, so she stashed them there. She said she was bipolar, suffered from grim agony and needed the pills, for which she had prescriptions. Mama told me not to control all your resources in one place," she testified.

I don't ever levy all my pills in one place.. I lose factor all the time." She said she was traumatized over a family member's brother-in-law had been eaten by a alp lion. She too said she had survived a 50-foot fall and that she had a husband who worked for Interpol.

She said she had taken distinct pills, including Prozac, oxycodone, Valium and thyroid medicine, before the probation Tuesday. When I don't accept my medicine, all I engage in is cry," she testified. David Bercaw, 4 th Judicial Local deputy prosecutor, told the jury this entire situation hinged on the credibility of the witnesses.

Bercaw said the alibi witness' chestnut is dispassionate not believable, that she would life encircling stashing pills comparable a squirrel hiding nuts. Whether you are a kid, you settle a tooth under your pillow and your parents command you the tooth fairy visited," Bercaw said during closing arguments. Nowadays we're getting a novel the dope fairy lay (the drugs ) there."

Three UA police officers testified that Marshall consented to a search after he was pulled over for having a broken windshield. He was agitated and shaky, on the contrary cooperative, officers said. Marshall told the jury that he consented to a search being did not comprehend the pills were in his truck. FEEDBACK: Something to answer about this topic? Submit a Packages to the Editor online Copyright © 2001-2008 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. All rights reserved.