Hatley v. State

Andree Layton Roaf, Judge.

Sylvester Hatley was convicted in a jury trial of negligent homicide and refusal to submit to a chemical test, for which he was sentenced as an habitual offender to ninety-six months in the Arkansas Department of Correction. . On appeal he argues that 1) the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for negligent homicide, and 2) the trial court erred in giving a jury instruction based on the refusal statute, Ark. Code Ann. § 5-65-202 (Repl. 1997), for the refusal to submit count. We affirm.

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