McArthur v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant Steven Laron McArthur was convicted of capital felony murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. On appeal, he raises four points for reversal, none of which have merit. As one of appellant’s arguments challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, we address that challenge first. Harris v. State, 284 Ark. 247, 681 S.W.2d 334 (1984).

On January 21, 1990, a hunter discovered the body of sixteen-year-old Rodney Spence laying facedown in a ditch in north Lonoke County. Spence had been shot twice in the head at close range. Mike…