WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. CR-13-225.

2014 Ark.App. 122

SHAUN LAMOND WASHINGTON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEE.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division I.

Opinion Delivered February 19, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Thompson , Deputy Public Defender, by: Clint Miller , Deputy Public Defender, for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel , Att'y Gen., by: Laura Shue , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


BILL H. WALMSLEY, Judge.

A Pulaski County jury found appellant Shaun Lamond Washington guilty of first-degree battery of his girlfriend's infant daughter M.D. (DOB: 01-07-2012), and he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. Washington argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his request to instruct the jury on third-degree battery. Because there was some evidence to support such instruction, we reverse and remand.

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