Legal Opinion

DYLAN COLLINS v. STATE OF ARKANSAS

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 25, 2025No. CR-25-20Published

1Opinion of the Court

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2025 Ark. 137

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-25-20 Opinion Delivered: September 25, 2025 DYLAN COLLINS APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE FAULKNER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 23CR-23-214] V. HONORABLE TROY B. BRASWELL, JR., JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE AFFIRMED. CODY HILAND, Associate Justice Dylan Collins was convicted by a Faulkner County jury of capital murder, for which he received a sentence of life imprisonment plus ten years for firearm enhancement. On appeal, Collins argues that (1) because the State failed to introduce substantial evidence to negate his justification defense, there…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Thessing v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
  2. William Nelson v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2024
  3. Bader v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  4. Markus Gentry v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2021
  5. Deric Smith v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2025

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