Watkins v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellant, Christopher Lindsey Watkins, raises two points for reversal in this appeal from his conviction of the offense of attempted murder. He argues that the trial court erred in (1) not declaring Acts 535 and 551 of 1993 unconstitutional and (2) not allowing cross-examination of a witness for the prosecution on a previous criminal history involving theft. Neither issue has merit, the first having been recently addressed in Williams v. State, 318 Ark. 846, 887 S.W.2d 530 (1994), and reiterated in Diffee v. State, 319 Ark. 669, 894 S.W.2d 564 (1995) (rev’d…