Legal Opinion

Draft v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided April 20, 2016No. CR-15-708PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtM. Michael Kinard, Judge

h Robert Draft appeals from his conviction of second-degree murder, for which he was sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment plus a fifteen-year enhancement, due to his use of a firearm in committing the offense, to be served consecutively. He contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the finding of guilt. We affirm.

On May 18, 2014, appellant became angry at his wife and beat her badly both with his hands and with the butt of a shotgun. She managed to escape and drove approximately 200 yards up a gravel driveway to her parents’ home. Mrs. Draft’s mother then drove Mrs. Draft to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  2. Steele v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2015
  4. Satterfield v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014
  5. Rodriguez-Gonzalez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Mark Douglas Neal v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2020
  2. Curl v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019
  3. James Ronald Thompson v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019
  4. Perez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2016
  5. Robert Draft v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2020

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