Legal Opinion

Knight v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided October 19, 1988No. CA CR 88-86PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John E. Jennings, Judge.

After a bench trial, Forrest Knight was convicted of terroristic threatening in the first degree and was sentenced by the court to two years in prison. His sole argument on appeal is that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We agree and reverse.

When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged in a criminal case, we will affirm the trial court’s decision if it is supported by substantial evidence. Jimenez v. State, 12 Ark. App. 315, 675 S.W.2d 853 (1984). Substantial evidence has been defined as evidence which is of sufficient force that it will…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  2. State v. SchweppeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
  3. Pope v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. AshfordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Core v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Lowry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
  2. Mason v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2000
  4. O'Flarity v. O'FlarityCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1993
  5. Foshee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014

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