Legal Opinion

Felgate v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided September 16, 1998No. CA CR 98-192PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John B. Robbins, Chief Judge.

Appellant John Felgate was convicted in a bench trial of DWI and failing to submit to a Breathalyzer test. As a result of his convictions, he was fined $1,000.00, and his driver’s license was suspended for six months. Mr. Felgate now appeals from his DWI conviction, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support the verdict.

The test for determining the sufficiency of the evidence is whether the verdict is supported by substantial evidence, direct or circumstantial. Thomas v. State, 312 Ark. 158, 847 S.W.2d 695 (1993). Substantial evidence is evidence…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  2. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  3. Lukach v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  5. Medlock v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998

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3Cited by4 opinions

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