Smith v. State

The defendant-appellant, Arthur Smith, was convicted of the August 8, 1997, murder 1 of Karlin Winters. We affirm, concluding that the trial court did not err in its refusal of tendered instructions regarding citizen’s arrest, its denial of a challenge for cause to a prospective juror, and its admission of a firearm into evidence.

Jury Instruction

The defendant claims that the trial court erred in refusing to give his tendered instructions regarding a citizen’s power of arrest and use of force. The defendant challenges the trial court’s refusal of two instructions, the defendant’s tendered…