OTIS v. STATE

No. CR 04-1323.

217 S.W.3d 839 (2005)

Kirk Edward OTIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teri Chambers, Arkansas Pubic Defender Comm'n, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steven A. Drizin, Chicago, IL, amicus on behalf of appellant.

Mike Beebe, Att'y Gen., by: Kent G. Holt, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


TOM GLAZE, Justice.

Appellant Kirk Otis was charged with capital murder for shooting and killing Barney Smith. Otis, who was fourteen years old at the time, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. On appeal, Otis does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction; rather, he urges that the trial court erred 1) in denying his suppression motions, and 2) in allowing...

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