Supreme Court of Arkansas

Rolandis Larenzo Chatmon, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

January 29, 20152015 Ark. LEXIS 36

Summary

The court affirmed Chatmon’s convictions for aggravated robbery and theft, holding that substantial evidence, including his admission to a fellow inmate and corroborating circumstantial evidence, identified him as the perpetrator. It also upheld admission of recorded jail telephone calls because a detective’s familiarity with the speakers’ voices provided sufficient authentication. The court declined to review Chatmon’s ineffective-assistance claims because his new-trial motion was deemed denied before the circuit court entered its written order.