Baughman v. State

WH. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

This appeal, by appellant James Arnold Baughman, is from a judgment of conviction for one count of capital murder and one count of second-degree murder from Benton County Circuit Court. Baughman was sentenced to life in prison, without the possibility of parole; and, a twenty-year sentence on the second-degree murder conviction. Baughman appeals on multiple grounds which include: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying Baughman’s motion for direct verdict; (2) whether the trial court erred when it denied Baughman’s motion for change of venue; and (3)…