Doby v. State

hThe State alleged that Willie Lee Doby shot Lewis Thompson during an argument on Doby’s front porch in the wee hours one morning in August 2014. A’St. Francis County jury convicted Doby of first-degree murder. Doby was then sentenced to twenty-seven years’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. He appeals and argues five points why the circuit court should be reversed:

1.. The circuit court erred in excluding a defense investigator pursuant to Arkansas Rule of Evidence 615.

2. The circuit court erred in permitting the State to bolster Khalilah Thompson’s testimony by playing a…