Jabari Smith v. State of Arkansas

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2024 Ark. 161

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-24-24 Opinion Delivered: October 31, 2024 JABARI SMITH APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE JEFFERSON V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 35CR-22-168] STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE HONORABLE ALEX GUYNN, JUDGE AFFIRMED. KAREN R. BAKER, Associate Justice On September 19, 2023, appellant Jabari Smith was found guilty of capital murder and a firearm enhancement by a Jefferson County Circuit Court jury. He was sentenced to life imprisonment plus fifteen years’ imprisonment for the use of a firearm during the commission of the crime. Smith presents four arguments on…