Cleveland Evans v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed Evans’s capital-murder conviction and sentence of life imprisonment without parole, holding that substantial evidence supported the jury’s finding that he intentionally and premeditatedly killed Pride. The evidence included Evans’s threats, possession of firearms, efforts to locate Pride, presence near the crime scene, eyewitness testimony identifying him as the shooter, and statements suggesting concealment. The court declined to reweigh witness credibility or resolve inconsistencies that the jury had accepted.