Midgett v. State

729 S.W.2d 410 (1987)

292 Ark. 278

Ronnie MIDGETT, Sr., Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR 86-215.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 26, 1987.

Edward T. Barry, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by J. Brent Standridge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

NEWBERN, Justice.

This child abuse case resulted in the appellant's conviction of first degree murder. The sole issue on appeal is whether the state's evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction. We hold there was no evidence of the "... premeditated and deliberated purpose of causing the death of another person…