Legal Opinion

West v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided September 6, 2017No. CR-16-830PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRita W. Gruber, Chief Judge

11 James Elijah West was charged with aggravated robbery and first-degree battery for acts committed against Alexander Oliver on October 25, 2014, in the Mountain Pine, Arkansas, house that Oliver shared with his aunt and Virgil Mitchell. West was convicted as charged and was sentenced as a habitual offender to consecutive terms of 180 months’ imprisonment. He appeals from the April 20, 2016 sentencing order, contending (1) that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions and (2) that the trial court erred when it denied his motions to have the jury instructed that two of the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Grillot v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  2. Harmon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  3. Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  4. Windsor v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  5. McGehee v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002

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3Cited by4 opinions

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