COPELAND v. STATE

No. CR 00-481.

37 S.W.3d 567 (2001)

343 Ark. 327

Joe Michael COPELAND v. STATE of Arkansas.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 18, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell F. Brown & Associates, P.A., by Darrell F. Brown, Little Rock, for appellant.

Mark Pryor, Att'y Gen., by Jeffrey A. Weber, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


TOM GLAZE, Justice.

Appellant Joe Michael Copeland appeals from a conviction of first-degree murder and his sentence of life imprisonment. He raises five points for reversal.

Copeland first contends that the verdict was unsupported by substantial evidence as to the element of intent. His argument is meritless. A person commits first-degree murder if "[w]ith a purpose of causing the death of another person, he causes...

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