Supreme Court of Arkansas

Alan Ray Edwards, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee — Wynne, J., Dissenting

October 22, 20152015 Ark. LEXIS 584

Summary

Justice Wynne dissented from the exclusion of expert testimony concerning the appellant's capacity to form the purposeful mental state required for murder and attempted murder. The dissent would reverse and remand for a new trial because the testimony was relevant and probative of mens rea, and its exclusion was not harmless. The dissenting opinion was joined by Justice Danielson.