Morgan v. State

971 S.W.2d 219 (1998)

333 Ark. 294

Larry Paul MORGAN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR 97-943.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 21, 1998.

B. Kenneth Johnson, Dumas, for Appellant.

Winston Bryant, Attorney General, Kelly S. Terry, Assistant Attorney General, Little Rock, for Appellee.

ARNOLD, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Larry Paul Morgan, raises five separate points on appeal relating to his conviction of first-degree murder. Specifically, Morgan argues that (1) the trial court erred by denying his motion to dismiss pursuant to Ark. R.Crim. P. 28 (1997); (2) the trial court abused its…