Legal Opinion

Fight v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 18, 1993No. CR 93-114PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

David Newbern, Justice.

The appellant, Louis Fight, was convicted of manslaughter, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, and two counts of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to 10 years incarceration on the manslaughter count and six years on each of the other counts. The death and injuries were inflicted by a person other than Fight who drove her vehicle into the victims and then away from the scene. The basis of Fight’s conviction was that he contributed to the driver’s intoxication by sharing a marijuana cigarette with her. We agree with Fight’s contention that the evidence was…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Carr v. TurnerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1965
  2. Abdullah v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  3. Scherrer v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  4. Pilcher v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  5. Tyler v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Misskelley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  2. Banks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  3. Moncrief v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  4. Michael Clay v. Larry NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. Lawshea v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2009

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