Petty v. State

11 David Petty was found guilty in the Hot Spring County Circuit Court of first-degree assault following an altercation with his brother-in-law Robert Louton. 1 Petty was sentenced to one year of supervised probation and ordered to complete anger-management classes and pay court costs and a $1,000 fine. On appeal, Petty challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. He argues that there was insufficient evidence showing that his weapon was loaded. We affirm.

The testimony at trial revealed the following events. On' September 28, 2015, Louton and his wife arrived home and…