Hill v. State

Olly Neal, Judge.

A jury convicted Steven Earl Hill of second-degree murder in connection with the starvation death of his four-year-old daughter Krystal Hill. Appellant was sentenced to eighteen years’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. For reversal of his conviction, appellant raises four points on appeal. Based upon our review of the record of the trial proceedings, we conclude that no errors were committed and affirm his conviction.

We address appellant’s arguments in the order they are presented in his brief. At trial, the prosecutor cried while making his closing…