Bayless v. State

David NEWBERN, Justice.

Debra Bayless, the appellant, was charged as an habitual offender in the Arkansas County Circuit Court with five counts of theft of property. Ark. Code Ann. §§ 5-36-103(a)(2); 5-4-501 (Repl. 1993). At the conclusion of the State’s case-in-chief, the Trial Court dismissed one of the counts upon Ms. Bayless’s motion for directed verdict. The jury returned guilty verdicts on the remaining counts, and Ms. Bayless was sentenced to a prison term of sixty years and a fine of $8,000. On appeal, Ms. Bayless contends that her conviction should be reversed because (1) the State…