Smith v. State

JIM GUNTER, Justice.

liAppellant Ricky Dale Smith was convicted of capital murder in violation of Ark.Code Ann. § 5-10-101 (Supp.2009), for which he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and four counts of committing a terroristic act in violation of Ark.Code Ann. § 5-13-310 (Supp.2009), for which he was sentenced to fifty years’ imprisonment on each count, all sentences to run concurrent. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Rule l-2(a)(2) of the Rules of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Appellant asserts two points on appeal: (1) that the trial court abused its discretion…