Court Opinion

ID: 9642843
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 18:10:45.302017+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:10:53.379733
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Lawson Cloninger, Judge, dissenting. I respectfully disagree with the majority. There was no issue for the jury to determine, because there was no evidence that the witnesses who were with appellant at the time of the offense were accomplices. Where the evidence does not support an instruction it should be refused. Powell v. State, 231 Ark. 737, 332 S.W.2d 483 (1960). Moreover, it should be noted that appellant’s contention that the witnesses were accomplices is not consistent with his defense. He admitted knowing the four witnesses but specifically denied going fishing with them or going to the reservoir. His sole defense was that he was not there and did not steal the motors. I would affirm the judgment of the trial court.