Henderson v. State

Jim Hannah, Justice.

Appellant Samuel L. Henderson appeals from his conviction for first-degree murder for the shooting death of cab driver Paul Hill, for which Henderson was sentenced to life in prison. Henderson raises eight points on appeal, but concedes that six of those points have no merit and are merely being noted pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 4-3(h).

On December 13, 1999, Henderson, Dominic Simpson, and Aaron Burns met at a local youth center in Hot Springs. The three teenagers decided to walk to a Wendy’s restaurant, and on the way they stopped at Simpson’s aunt’s house where Simpson…