Legal Opinion

Miles v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided October 15, 1997No. CA CR 96-1366Published

1Opinion of the Court

John F. Stroud, Jr., Judge.

This is a criminal case in which appellant, Kimberly Lattice Miles, was charged with second-degree murder in the starvation death of one of her children. The jury found her guilty of manslaughter but could not agree on a sentence. Over a year later, the trial court sentenced her to three years’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Appellant raises three points on appeal: (1) the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdict, (2) the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion for a new trial, and (3) the trial court abused its discretion…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Misskelley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  2. Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  4. Register v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  5. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997

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