Martin v. State

Elsijane T. Roy, Justice.

Appellant Franklin D. Martin was convicted of first degree battery in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1601 (1 )(c) (Criminal Code 1976), the illegal act being that of shooting a person in the face with a .38 caliber revolver. The sentence imposed was ten years’ imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.

The pertinent statute defines first degree battery as follows:(1) A person commits battery in the first degree, if:(c) he causes serious physical injury to another person under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life;

On appeal appellant…