Barritt v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellee State of Arkansas petitioned this court for review of the court of appeals’ unpublished opinion in which that court denied the State’s cross-appeal of Appellant Darra Barritt’s conviction of battery in the first degree. See Barritt v. State, CACR 06-1261 (Ark. Ct. App. Sept. 19, 2007). The court of appeals affirmed Barritt’s judgment of conviction on direct appeal, leaving only the cross-appeal by the State for our review. Id.

In its cross-appeal, the State argues that the circuit judge erred in refusing to recuse himself from Barritt’s sentencing hearing due…