Legal Opinion
Schnarr v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 29, 2018No. CR-18-161PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaren R. Baker, Associate Justice
In 2014, appellant, Christopher Aaron Schnarr, was tried for first-degree murder in the death of Arista Aldridge. The jury was unable to reach a verdict, and the circuit court granted a mistrial. Schnarr was tried for a second time in 2015, and the jury convicted him of manslaughter and sentenced him to ten years' imprisonment. Schnarr appealed. We recount the facts from our opinion in that appeal, Schnarr v. State , 2017 Ark. 10, 2017 WL 374727 ( Schnarr I ) as follows:
The record reflects that on Saturday, May 11, 2013, Schnarr was driving from North Little Rock when he exited Interstate 30…
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