RIGGINS v. STATE

No. CR 94-44.

882 S.W.2d 664 (1994)

317 Ark. 636

Sean RIGGINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 12, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark F. Hampton, Little Rock, for appellant.

Joseph V. Svoboda, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


BROWN, Justice.

This appeal arises from a judgment of conviction for first degree murder. The appellant, Sean Riggins, was sentenced as a habitual offender to a term of fifty years. He raises essentially three points on appeal: (1) the conviction is not supported by substantial evidence; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to give a modified jury instruction on an affirmative defense; and (3) the trial court misled the jury by instructing it on first degree murder...

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