Richard Varnell v. State of Arkansas

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2025 Ark. App. 191

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION III No. CR-24-372 RICHARD VARNELL Opinion Delivered April 2, 2025 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE IZARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 33CR-23-46] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE TIM WEAVER, JUDGE APPELLEE AFFIRMED BART F. VIRDEN, Judge An Izard County jury convicted appellant Richard Varnell of aggravated assault on a correctional-facility employee, for which he was sentenced as a habitual offender to ten years’ imprisonment. He argues that the trial court erred in denying his directed-verdict motion because no testing was conducted to confirm…