State v. Martin

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2017 Ark. 64

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-16-365 STATE OF ARKANSAS Opinion Delivered March 2, 2017 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE ST. FRANCIS V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 62CR-15-71] CHRISTOPHER MARTIN HONORABLE KATHLEEN BELL, APPELLEE JUDGE DISMISSED. COURTNEY HUDSON GOODSON, Associate Justice The State of Arkansas appeals the “Judgment Finding the Defendant Not Guilty” entered by the St. Francis County Circuit Court after granting the directed-verdict motion of appellee Christopher Martin. For reversal, the State contends that the circuit court committed an error of law by acquitting…