Sullivan v. State

|]On August 11, 2014, a Conway County jury found George Sullivan (hereinafter “appellant”) guilty of second-degree murder after he fatally shot Eric Criswell. On appeal, he argues that the circuit court erred in-failing to grant his motion for a directed verdict and, specifically, that the court erred in denying his motion because the State failed to negate his justification defense. We affirm.

Morrilton police officers were called to 206 North Hills during the afternoon of January 28, 2013. There, they found the body of Eric Criswell, who had been shot in the chest and left buttock, lying in…