Puckett v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant Thomas Puckett was charged under Ark. Code Ann. § 5-54-105 (Repl. 1993), with the Class B felony of hindering the apprehension or prosecution of Calvin Adams about four months after Adams’s arrest for the capital murder of Richie Austin and attempted murder of his wife, Cassandra Austin. Following a jury trial, Puckett was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $10,000.00. Puckett appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in its interpretation and application of § 5-54-105, and its failure to grant Puckett’s motion for directed verdict. He…