Legal Opinion

Byrum v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 26, 1994No. CR 94-18PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant, Kenneth Byrum, was found guilty by a jury of one count of rape. Appellant was sentenced as an habitual offender with five prior felony offenses to serve a term of imprisonment for life at the Arkansas Department of Correction. Appellant appeals and asserts six points of error. We find no merit and affirm.

SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE

The fourth of the six arguments raised by appellant is the trial court erred in denying his motions for directed verdict. We treat a challenge to the denial of a motion for directed verdict as a challenge to the sufficiency of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lukach v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  2. Gillie v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  3. Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  4. Laughlin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  5. Gaines v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Passley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  2. Lindsey v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  3. Yocum v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  4. Stewart v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
  5. Alexander v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998

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