Hill v. State

4 Citing cases

  1. Philips v. State

    2021 Ark. App. 121 (Ark. Ct. App. 2021)   Cited 2 times

    SeeGreen v. State , 2012 Ark. 19, 386 S.W.3d 413.Hill v. State , 2015 Ark. App. 700, 478 S.W.3d 225. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the circuit court's denial of appellant's motion to dismiss and appellant's motion for continuance.

  2. Harper v. State

    2019 Ark. App. 163 (Ark. Ct. App. 2019)   Cited 7 times

    Although we may disagree with the circuit court's decision to deny the motion to continue here, it is well settled that we will not reverse the circuit court's denial of a motion for continuance unless appellant demonstrates that the circuit court abused its discretion and proves prejudice that amounts to a denial of justice. SeeHill v. State , 2015 Ark. App. 700, at 6–7, 478 S.W.3d 225, 230. Harper does not meet his burden of showing such prejudice that a denial of justice has occurred in his case, and as such, we affirm.

  3. Robinson v. State

    2017 Ark. App. 689 (Ark. Ct. App. 2017)   Cited 11 times

    Beaver v. State , 2014 Ark. App. 188. It is the jury's role as fact-finder to resolve questions of conflicting testimony and inconsistent evidence, and the jury is free to choose to believe the State's account of the facts rather than the defendant's. Hill v. State , 2015 Ark. App. 700, 478 S.W.3d 225. When doing so, the jury is not required to abandon common sense, and it is entitled to draw reasonable inferences from the evidence.

  4. Matar v. State

    492 S.W.3d 106 (Ark. Ct. App. 2016)   Cited 6 times

    We will not reverse the trial court's denial of a motion for continuance unless the appellant demonstrates that the trial court abused its discretion and proves prejudice that amounts to a denial of justice. Hill v. State, 2015 Ark.App. 700, at 6–7, 478 S.W.3d 225, 230. When a motion for continuance is based on a lack of time to prepare, the appellate court considers the totality of the circumstances.