Derek Payne v. State of Arkansas

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2025 Ark. App. 250

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION III No. CR-24-428 DEREK PAYNE Opinion Delivered April 23, 2025 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 35CR-19-475] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE JODI RAINES DENNIS, JUDGE APPELLEE AFFIRMED STEPHANIE POTTER BARRETT, Judge Derek Payne was charged by felony criminal information in Jefferson County as a habitual offender with capital murder in the death of Christopher Jones, arson, and abuse of a corpse. Immediately before trial, the State moved to amend the information, nolle prossing the arson charge and…