Legal Opinion

Colston v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided May 3, 2017No. CR-16--717PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWaymond M. Brown, Judge

11Appellant Curtis Colston was convicted by a Miller County jury of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by certain persons, for which he was sentenced to a total of thirty years’ imprisonment. On appeal, appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting the video of the alleged incident without proper authentication. We affirm.

On September 20, 2014, appellant and other truck drivers were in the drivers’ lounge at the Flying J Truck Stop in Tex-arkana. Appellant had to be removed from the lounge after he began arguing with the other men. As he was being…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Fisher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1982
  2. Bruner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  2. Colston v. KelleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
  3. In Re MorrellVermont Superior Court · 2026

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