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ARK.] 205 Arthur Lee THREETS, Jr. v. STATE of Arkansas CR 87-59 736 S.W.2d 282 Supreme Court of Arkansas Opinion delivered September 28, 1987 APPEAL & ERROR - ARGUMENTS NOT RAISED BELOW WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ON APPEAL. - Arguments not raised below, will not be considered on appeal. Appeal from Arkansas Circuit Court, Northern District; Russell Rogers, Judge; affirmed. Mark A. Colbert, for appellant. Steve Clark, Att'y Gen., by: Clint Miller, Asst. Att'y Gen., for appellee. DARRELL HICKMAN, Justice. Arthur Lee Threets, Jr., was convicted of aggravated robbery, theft of property, and of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He had twelve prior felony convictions. The jury sentenced him to a total of 100 years imprisonment. [1] His only argument on appeal, that using the term habitual criminal before the jury denied him a fair trial, was not raised below. Therefore, we need not consider it. Wicks v. State, 270 Ark. 781, 606 S.W.2d 366 (1980). Affirmed.
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