Legal Opinion

Ferguson v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 8, 1989No. CR 88-213PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The sole issue on appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm the judgment of conviction.

In considering the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal, we need consider only the evidence favorable to the appellee and affirm if the jury’s verdict is supported by substantial evidence. Moore v. State, 297 Ark. 296, 761 S.W.2d 894 (1988). Substantial evidence is evidence of sufficient force and character that it will, with reasonable and material certainty, compel a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bennett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  2. Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Core v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  4. Still v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  5. Yedrysek v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  2. Gunter v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  4. Killcrease v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  5. Riddle v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990

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