THOMPSON v. STATE

No. CR 98-1243.

999 S.W.2d 192 (1999)

338 Ark. 564

Billy R. THOMPSON v. STATE of Arkansas.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy R. Thompson, Grady, pro se.

Mark Pryor, Att'y Gen., by: C. Joseph Cordi, Jr., Asst. Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


TOM GLAZE, Justice.

This is an appeal from the appellant Billy R. Thompson's convictions for first degree murder and felon-in-possession-of-a-firearm for which he was sentenced respectively to life and 360 months in prison. He raises the following two points on appeal: 1) the State failed to prove that he had the purpose of causing the death of another human being, as is required for a first-degree murder conviction, and 2) the trial court erred in failing to sever...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases