Thompson v. State

Lavenski R. Smith, Justice.

Eddie Eugene Thompson appeals the revocation of his suspended sentences by the Sebastian County Circuit Court. Thompson argues that the trial court based its decision on insufficient evidence. Thompson unsuccessfully appealed his revocation to the court of appeals. The appellate court held that his failure to make a directed-verdict motion at the close bf the State’s evidence pursuant to Rule 33.1 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure caused his insufficiency of the evidence argument not to be preserved. On Thompson’s petition, we granted review because the…