Donnie Maiden, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Maiden's convictions and sentence after rejecting his challenges to evidentiary rulings, the State's discovery violation, the overlapping murder statutes, the circuit court's courtroom comments, and the lack of a Daubert hearing. It held that any discovery prejudice was cured by additional disclosure, examination, and jury instructions, and that the remaining claims either lacked merit, were not preserved, or lacked an adverse ruling on the merits. Justice Hart, joined by Justice Baker, dissented and would have reversed for a new trial because the undisclosed change in the eyewitness's account irreparably undermined the defense.