STAPLETON v. STATE

No. CR-22-171.

659 S.W.3d 523 (2023)

2023 Ark. App. 7

Dartanya STAPLETON, Appellant v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, DIVISION IV.

Opinion Delivered January 18, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Short Law Firm, by: Lee D. Short , for appellant.

Leslie Rutledge , Att'y Gen., by: Jason Michael Johnson and Christopher R. Warthen , Ass't Att'ys Gen., for appellee.


Following a jury trial in the Clark County Circuit Court, Dartanya Stapleton was found guilty of first-degree murder and a firearm enhancement and was sentenced to thirty-five years' imprisonment. On appeal, Stapleton challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the firearm enhancement, the denial of her motion...

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