A defendant convicted under this subsection must do more than take a substantial step toward committing the offense; they must take an action that would constitute the offense if the attendant circumstances were as the defendant believed them to be. For example, the Arkansas Court of Appeals held that there was sufficient evidence to support a defendant's conviction for attempted theft by deception, despite the fact that the defendant's victims were not deceived by his actions, because the defendant intended to deceive his victims and he "believed he was deceiving the victims" at the time of his arrest. Wilson v. State, 939 S.W.2d 313, 315 (Ark. App. 1997). This provision is within the generic federal definition of attempt.
The exhibits clearly show that a parole-revocation warrant had been issued for Furlow on May 10, 2019, approximately two months prior to the murders. E.g., Wilson v. State, 56 Ark.App. 47, 52, 939 S.W.2d 313, 316 (1997). Nothing in the record supports Furlow's claim at trial that he was incarcerated in Craighead County pending his trial on these charges because he could not make bond.
This court affirms the conviction if it is supported by substantial evidence. Wilson v. State, 56 Ark. App. 47, 939 S.W.2d 313 (1997). When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence convicting him, the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the State. Bailey v. State, 334 Ark. 43, 972 S.W.2d 239 (1998).
On review, the appellate court views the evidence and all reasonable inferences deducible therefrom in the light most favorable to the appellee and affirms if there is substantial evidence to support the conviction. Wilson v. State, 56 Ark. App. 47, 48, 939 S.W.2d 313, 314 (1997). Substantial evidence is that which has sufficient force and character to compel reasonable minds to reach a conclusion and pass beyond suspicion and conjecture.
This court affirms the conviction if it is supported by substantial evidence. Wilson v. State, 56 Ark. App. 47, 939 S.W.2d 313 (1997). When a defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence convicting him, the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the State. Bailey v. State, 334 Ark. 43, 972 S.W.2d 239 (1998).
When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged on appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence and all reasonable inferences deducible therefrom in the light most favorable to the State and will affirm if the finding of guilt is supported by substantial evidence. Wilson v. State, 56 Ark. App. 47, 939 S.W.2d 313 (1997). Substantial evidence is that which is of sufficient force and character that it will, with reasonable certainty, compel a conclusion one way or the other without resort to speculation or conjecture. Argo v. State, 53 Ark. App. 103, 920 S.W.2d 18 (1996).