Bryant Goodman v. State of Arkansas

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2026 Ark. App. 418

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION IV No. CR-24-17 Opinion Delivered September 16, 2026 BRYANT GOODMAN APPEAL FROM THE PULASKI APPELLANT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH DIVISION V. [NO. 60CR-19-4256] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE KAREN D. WHATLEY, APPELLEE JUDGE AFFIRMED MIKE MURPHY, Judge Bryant Goodman appeals his conviction by a Pulaski County Circuit Court of the first-degree murder of his father, Derrick Goodman. On appeal, Goodman argues that he was justified in using the force that resulted in his father’s death, and the circuit court therefore erred in denying his…