Coleman v. State

Tom Glaze, Judge.

Appellant seeks reversal of her conviction of Battery in the First Degree and sentence of ten (10) years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. She raises two issues, contending the trial court erred in failing to give: (1) an instruction based on AMCI 4002 (Culpable Mental State — General Provision), and (2) another instruction patterned after AMCI 4005.1 (Defense of Voluntary Intoxication). We hold the court ruled correctly in both instances and therefore affirm.

Appellant’s battery charge resulted from her shooting Evelyn Marie Arnold, who shared an apartment with…