Suchey v. State

_JjA Craighead County jury convicted appellant Paul Suchey of first-degree battery of his then three-month-old son, L.S. Su-chey argues that the trial court erred in denying his motions for directed verdict. We affirm.

I. Standard of Review

A directed-verdict motion is a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence. Steggall v. State, 340 Ark. 184, 8 S.W.3d 538 (2000). The test for determining sufficiency of the evidence is whether there is substantial evidence to support the verdict. Id. Evidence is substantial if it is of sufficient force and character to compel reasonable minds to reach a…