Warden v. State

JOHN B. ROBBINS, Judge.

11Appellant Dorothy Warden was convicted in a bench trial of aggravated assault. As a result of her conviction, Ms. Warden received a two-year suspended imposition of sentence and $300 in fines and court costs. On appeal, Ms. Warden argues that the trial court erred in denying her motion for directed verdict. Alternatively, she contends that the trial court erred in failing to consider lesser-included offenses of assault because the State failed to prove the requisite mental state for aggravated assault. We affirm.

Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-13-204(a) (Repl.2006)…