Delamar v. State

John Mauzy Pittman, Chief Judge.

The appellant in this criminal case was tried by a jury and convicted of committing second-degree domestic battery by stabbing a family or household member on December 7, 2006, and was sentenced as a habitual offender to twelve years’ imprisonment. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict on the ground that there was no substantial evidence that the victim was a family or household member. We affirm.

Arkansas Code Annotated § 5-26-304(a)(2) (Repl. 2006) provides that a person commits domestic battery in the…