Smith v. State

George K. Cracraft, Chief Judge.

John Lee Smith appeals from his conviction of theft by receiving a motor vehicle, for which he was sentenced to a term of ten years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. He contends that the guilty verdict is not supported by substantial evidence. We agree.

In criminal cases, this court views the evidence and all reasonable inferences deducible therefrom in the light most favorable to the State, and will affirm if the conviction is supported by substantial evidence. Dillard v. State, 20 Ark. App. 35, 723 S.W.2d 373 (1987). Substantial evidence has been…