Conner v. State

Bird, Judge.

John D. Conner was charged with domestic battery in the third degree, fleeing, and endangering the welfare of a minor, resulting from allegations that he dragged his live-in girlfriend, Robin West, through and outside his house. West sustained scratches and abrasions to her skin but did not seek medical attention nor miss work. Conner properly and timely moved for a directed verdict on the domestic-battery charge on the sole basis that there was no evidence of a physical injury that met the definition of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-1-102(14) (Supp. 1999). The trial court denied this motion…