Roderick Williams v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed the convictions and sentence after concluding that substantial evidence supported the findings that appellant acted with premeditation and deliberation in the shooting and created a substantial risk of serious injury to his child. The court also held that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by denying a mistrial based on a witness's brief reference to a prior trial, particularly because appellant declined an admonition. The court found no prejudicial error on its required review of the record.