CLEMONS v. STATE

No. CR 09-1182.

369 S.W.3d 710 (2010)

2010 Ark. 337

James E. CLEMONS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David O. Bowden and Rickey H. Hicks , Little Rock, for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel , Att'y Gen., by: Brad Newman , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

Appellant James Clemons was convicted by a Union County jury of the capital murder of Billy Ponder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On appeal, Clemons contends that the circuit court (1) erred in denying his motion for directed verdict because the State failed to prove by substantial evidence that he committed capital murder, (2) abused its discretion in refusing to allow testimony about a letter written...

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