Tillman v. State

Jim Hannah, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Willie Tillman, Jr., appeals the judgment of the Lonoke County Circuit Court convicting him of first-degree murder and sentencing him to a term of life imprisonment. His sole point on appeal is that the circuit court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict because the State’s evidence is not sufficient to sustain his conviction.'We disagree and affirm. Our jurisdiction of this case is pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. l-2(a)(2), as this is a criminal appeal in which life imprisonment has been imposed.

The victim in this case, Deon Youngblood, was shot…