Ward v. State

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

Danny Lee Ward appeals from his convictions of theft by receiving a firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon, for which he was sentenced as a habitual offender to fifteen and ten years, respectively, in the Arkansas Department of Correction. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his motions for directed verdicts of acquittal because neither of the items in question met the statutory definition of a “firearm.” We affirm.

A motion for a directed verdict is a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. Killian v. State, 60 Ark. App. 127, 959 S.W.2d…