Markeith Mitchell v. State of Arkansas

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2025 Ark. 158

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-24-249 Opinion Delivered: October 16, 2025 MARKEITH MITCHELL APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE UNION COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 70CR-21-150] V. HONORABLE SPENCER SINGLETON, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE DISSENTING OPINION FROM THE DENIAL OF PETITION FOR REVIEW. NICHOLAS J. BRONNI, Associate Justice Yet again, the court declines to clarify the standard for giving and reviewing lesser- included instructions. Here, the court of appeals reversed Markeith Mitchell’s conviction in part because the trial court declined to give an…