James E. Hinton Iii, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Hinton’s convictions and fifteen-year concurrent sentence. It held that substantial evidence supported Class B felony theft because Hinton used a firearm to threaten a witness in connection with obtaining the laptop, and that the firearm-enhancement statute applied to his felony possession of a defaced firearm. Justice Wynne, joined by Justices Danielson and Wood, would have reversed the theft conviction, while Justice Hart would have invalidated the enhancement for the firearm-possession conviction.