McElyea v. State

189 S.W.3d 67 (2004)

87 Ark. App. 103

David McELYEA

v.

STATE of Arkansas.

No. CA CR 03-851.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IV.

June 23, 2004.

Charles L. Stutte, Fayetteville, for Appellant.

Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by: David J. Davies, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for Appellee.

OLLY NEAL, Judge.

In this appeal from the Washington County Circuit Court, appellant David McElyea challenges "whether the trial court erred in holding that the offense of robbery did not require a specific culpable mental state for the element of employing or threatening to employ physical force."[1] As we understand…