SYKES v. STATE

No. CACR 96-718.

940 S.W.2d 888 (1997)

57 Ark.App. 5

Louise SYKES, Appellant v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

March 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Simpson, Jr., Public Defender, Sandra S. Cordi, C. Joseph Cordi, Jr., Deputy Public Defenders, Little Rock, for appellant.

Winston Bryant, Attorney General, Sandy Moll, Assistant Attorney General, Little Rock, for appellee.


ROGERS, Judge.

Appellant, Louise Sykes, was convicted after a bench trial of second-degree battery for spanking her eleven-year-old grandchild with a phone cord. She was sentenced to three years' probation, fined one hundred dollars, and ordered to complete a counseling program. On appeal, appellant argues that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction. We agree and reverse.

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