Robinson v. State

| Appellant Donnell Robinson was found guilty of first-degree murder by a Chicot County jury. He was sentenced to forty years’ imprisonment. He argues on appeal that the trial court erred and abused its discretion in: (1) its failure to make specific directed-verdict motions on appellant’s behalf, thus not preserving the issues for appeal; (2) denying appellant’s motions for directed verdict based on insufficiency of the evidence; and (3) its finding that appellant had made an effective waiver, of his right to counsel and could proceed pro se. We affirm.

Appellant was charged in the July 17,…