Bennett v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant was charged with the aggravated robbery of a grocery store in Crossett, Arkansas. At a jury trial, testimony was heard from the admitted accomplice in the robbery and several other witnesses. The appellant, allegedly the gunman, wore a ski mask during the commission of the offense and only the accomplice was able to identify him as the gunman. Appellant was found guilty and sentenced to thirty-five years.

Appellant first argues that a directed verdict should have been granted because of insufficient corroboration of the accomplice’s testimony. A conviction cannot…